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5 WAYS TO QUEER YOUR PASSOVER SERAT THIS YEAR'S TABLE, DRAW OM TRADN TO DISCS RELEVANT ISSU AFFECTG THE LGBT {FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}{FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}LIFEBY JSE STEBACHMARCH 28, 2018/1:46 {HEIGHT:HER;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;POSN:RELATIVE;-WEBK-FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;-MS-FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;-WEBK-ALIGN-EMS:CENTER;-WEBK-BOX-ALIGN:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-ALIGN:CENTER;ALIGN-EMS:CENTER;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-WEBK-TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;-MS-TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;} IMG{HEIGHT:100%;WIDTH:100%;OBJECT-F:VER;}{HEIGHT:900PX;WIDTH:1600PX;}BY JSE STEBACHMARCH 28, 2018 / 1:46 PM{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"NEWSARTICLE","HEADLE":"5 WAYS TO QUEER YOUR PASSOVER SER","THUMBNAILURL":","DATEPUBLISHED":"2018-03-28T17:46:34.000+0000","DATEMODIFIED":"2018-03-28T17:46:34.000+0000","IMAGE":{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","URL":","WIDTH":1920,"HEIGHT":1080},"URL":","THOR":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","NAME":"LOGO TV"},"MAENTYOFPAGE":{"@TYPE":"WEBPAGE","@ID":"},"PUBLISHER":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","@ID":","NAME":"LOGO TV","URL":","LOGO":{"@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT"}},"CREATOR":"JSE STEBACH","ARTICLESECTN":"LIFE"}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}RELIG TRADNS N BE SLOW TO ADAPT TO SOCIAL PROGRS AND CLIVY, BUT SCE THE 1980S, NTEMPORARY PASSOVER CTOMS HAVE OPENED UP SEATS AT THE SER TABLE FOR QUEER AND MARGALIZED {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}REFLECTG UPON THE JEWISH PEOPLE'S LIBERATN OM SLAVERY EGYPT, THE FIVE SER ADDNS NOT ONLY PROBE THE NEED FOR UNIVERSAL EEDOM AND EQUALY, BUT RAISE QUTNS ABOUT OUR UNIQUE ROL FIGHTG FOR {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}WHY WILL THIS SER BE DIFFERENT OM ALL OTHER SERS? BEE WE'RE BREAKG MATZAH AND DIVG {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}PUT AN ORANGE ON THE SER PLATE. AZURHOORANGE U WH PEELED SPIRAL SK ISOLATED, WATERLOR {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}A SER PLATE IS FILLED WH ALL SORTS OF PECULIAR GOODI (LAMB SHANK, HORSERADISH, THE CNAMON-Y LICNS THAT IS CHAROSET!), BUT AN ORANGE IS, TRADNALLY, NOWHERE SE. THIS SHIFTED THE EARLY 1980S WHEN SANNAH HCHEL, A JEWISH FEMIST SCHOLAR, PLACED THE U AT THE CENTER OF HER SER PLATE TO SYMBOLIZE THE UFULNS OF THE JEWISH MUNY WHEN QUEER AND MARGALIZED PEOPLE ARE WELED; SPTG OUT THE SEEDS IS ALSO SUPPOSED TO REPRENT THE ACT OF REPUDIATG DISCRIMATN. (HOWEVER, MOR ONCE HAD THAT THE ORANGE APPEARED BEE A MAN TOLD HCHEL "A WOMAN BELONGS ON THE BIMAH [PRAYER PODIUM] LIKE AN ORANGE BELONGS ON THE SER PLATE."){BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}SPILL THE TEA TO THE "FOUR ALLI."CSA IMAG/MOD ART {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}BEFORE LNCHG TO THE FOUR QUTNS, 'S CTOMARY TO ASSIGN FOUR CHILDREN (OR YOUNG PEOPLE) AT THE SER THE FOLLOWG ROL: THE WISE, THE WICKED, THE SIMPLE, AND THE ONE WHO DO NOT KNOW HOW TO ASK. IT'S NOT LOST ON SOME SER ATTEN THE HARSHNS OF THE SCRIPTORS—SO WHY NOT REAME THE NVERSATN?{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}INSTEAD OF FOUR CHILDREN, KHET, A JEWISH LGBT ANIZATN, SIGNAT FOUR ALLI: THE ALLY WHO ASKS WHAT QUEER MEANS, THE ALLY WHO STANDS UP FOR A IEND, THE ALLY WHO SPEAKS UP ABOUT EQUALY, THE ALLY WHO OUT AS AN ADVOTE TO MOVE EQUALY FORWARD. DISCS HOW YOU MT EMBODY MORE THAN JT ONE OF THE ARCHETYP ORR TO EFFECTIVELY ENGAGE TODAY'S TERSECTNAL, SOCIAL-CULTURAL {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}POSE FOUR QUTNS ABOUT ACTIVISM. GARY {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}COMPLETE THE STANDARD FOUR QUTNS IF YOU HAVE A SOFT SPOT FOR TRADN (WE GET ), BUT THEN DISCS THE RELEVANCE OF PASSOVER TODAY: IT'S A HOLIDAY CENTERED AROUND EEDOM AND EQUALY, TWO RIGHTS MANY AMERINS ARE STGGLG TO {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}HAVE YOUR FOUR ALLI POSE POTED QUIRI ABOUT ACTIVISM: WHAT SOCIAL MOVEMENTS HAVE YOU STOOD UP FOR SCE LAST PASSOVER? WHICH PLIGHTS N JEWISH PEOPLE EMPATHIZE WH AND HELP SUPPORT? WHAT DO MEAN TO BE AN ALLY FOR DIVIDUALS WHO ARE FIGHTG FOR A E YOU N'T DIRECTLY INTIFY WH (#TIMUP, DACA AND THE FUTURE OF DREAMERS, BLACK LIV MATTER, ETC.)? WHAT RISKS ARE WE TAKG AND WILL NTUE TO TAKE TO IMPROVE OUR ACTIVISM BEFORE NEXT PASSOVER?{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}DISCS QUEER HISTORY OVER THE FOUR CUPS OF WE. {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THERE ARE A VARIETY OF TERPRETATNS AS TO WHY FOUR GLASS OF WE ARE DNK AT THE SER, BUT TAKE THE OPPORTUNY TO DIVI QUEER HISTORY TO FOUR PARTS TO DISCS. AS ADAPTED OM THE STONEWALL SER, E THE FIRST CUP TO ENGAGE LATE 19TH AND EARLY 20TH CENTURY HISTORY, CLUDG THE WORK OF MAGN HIRSCHFELD, A PROMENT JEWISH DOCTOR, WHO'S LARGELY CREDED FOR ANIZG THE FIRST GAY RIGHTS ANIZATN. CUP TWO N MOVE TO THE MID-20TH CENTURY AND FOC ON THE IA OF UPRISG, NCENTRATG DISCSN ON THE STONEWALL RTS AND REVOLUTNARY TRANS ACTIVISTS LIKE MARSHA P. JOHNSON AND SYLVIA {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THE NEXT TWO CUPS MOVE TO THE LATER HALF OF THE 20TH CENTURY AND BEYOND: THE THIRD WILL HONOR THE MANY LGBT PEOPLE LOST DURG THE AIDS EPIMIC THE 1980S, RELLG THE FOUNDG OF THE GAY MEN'S HEALTH CRISIS AND QUEER JTICE LEAGUE. LASTLY, THE FOURTH CUP N HONE ON THE '90S THROUGH TODAY, CELEBRATG ACHIEVEMENTS LIKE LIFE-SAVG HIV/AIDS MEDITNS AND MARRIAGE EQUALY, WHILE ALSO LOOKG TOWARD THE FUTURE AND THE WORK THAT MT BE DONE WH EXCEPTNALLY MARGALIZED QUEER {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}LEAVE OUT A FILLED CUP TO HONOR QUEER GENERATNS OF THE PAST AND FUTURE. MALTE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}IN ADDN TO LEAVG A CUP OF WE OUT FOR ELIJAH THE PROPHET—WHO IS SUPPOSED TO ARRIVE AS AN UNKNOWN GUT AND ANNOUNCE THE G OF THE MSIAH—IMBUE THIS CUP WH AN ADDNAL, LS BIBLIL MEANG: LET SYMBOLIZE THE QUEER GENERATNS OF THE PAST AND THE FUTURE. ACRDG TO THE PRI FREEDOM SER HAGGADAH, THE EMPTY CUP BOTH RELLS THE LGBT PEOPLE WHO WERE PERSECUTED FOR THEIR INTI AND UNABLE TO LIVE OPENLY, WHILE ACKNOWLEDGG THE MANY JEWISH STUTNS THAT ARE STILL UNACCEPTG OF QUEER JEWS. THE CUP IS ALSO FORWARD LOOKG: LIBERATN IS NOT YET PLETE, AND THE NEXT GENERATN WILL HELP FILL THE CUP BY FIGHTG FOR THE EEDOM AND EQUALY OF ALL {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;CLEAR:BOTH;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;MARG:0 TO;WIDTH:90%;M-WIDTH:288PX;MAX-WIDTH:1440PX;M-HEIGHT:194PX;}LATT NEWS
And durg a meetg of the “Gay and Lbian Mishpocha” group, I met Ray Schnzler, who gave me a py of the Berkeley Queer Myan’s “Queer Pri Ser. This was not simply a gay and lbian centric versn of the Passover Haggadah. No, this was the regnn that there was a pletely different holiday of liberatn that need to be celebrated by GLBT Jews -- Gay Pri Weekend.
When I shared the pag of the Queer Pri Ser wh the members of the Gay and Lbian Commtee at my synagogue, Congregatn B’nai Jhun New York Cy, everyone felt the same way -- we had to adapt this material and celebrate this holiday our own muny. B’nai Jhun is not a gay and lbian synagogue.
It’s a place where lbian and gay folk are not nied plac of rponsibily and honor the muny ( fact we hold many of them).