University of Chicago Hillel invites you to the Seventeenth Annual

Rabbi Daniel I. Leifer Memorial Lecture

Presented by Rabbi Steven Greenberg

Tuesday, May 28, 2013 at 7:00 PM

Dessert reception to follow

Erased from Historical Memory:

Queer Heroes & Scoundrels in Jewish History and Texts

Sexuality and gender find surprising   expression in Jewish poetry, prose, and case law. Thorough examination of the material reveals a sliver of life that has been all but erased from historical memory. We will meet six queer characters of Jewish history, both famous and infamous, whose stories will help us make sense of these issues for our own moment.

As the first openly gay Orthodox rabbi, Rabbi Steven Greenberg has worked toward gay inclusion in both the civil and the religious frames. Rabbi Greenberg is a Senior Teaching Fellow at CLAL: The Jewish Center for Learning and Leadership, Co-Director of Eshel, an Orthodox LGBT community support and education organization, and author of Wrestling with God and Men: Homosexuality in the Jewish Tradition

Newberger Hillel Center

5715 South Woodlawn Avenue

Chicago, Illinois 60637

For more information contact Jessica Fisher at 312.357.6180 or JessicaFisher@HillelatUChicago.org

Book Tour 2013*

sponsored by Eshel and The Wider Bridge

Rabbi Steve Greenberg will be on a book tour in Israel with the Hebrew translation of Wrestling with God & Men: Homosexuality in the Jewish Tradition.  Join him and help spread the word.

4/30   Jerusalem: Havruta Sponsored Panel Event at Yad Ben Zvi: “Is Judaism Homophobic?”
5/2     Tel Aviv: Kibbutz HaMeuchad at Book Worm Bookstore-Rabin Square
5/5     Tel Aviv: Panel at Pride Center
5/6     Haifa: Hadar Community Center
5/7    Jerusalem: Panel Discussion at Jerusalem Open House
5/8    Beer Sheva: Agudah and Tehilah Parents Group
5/9    Yerucham: Leah Shakdiel (first woman on a religious council) hosts
5/11  Jerusalem: Book Party for Artists, Writers, Poets and Thinkers
*Check back to our website for exact times and locations.

The march will begin on 54th Street and 5th Avenue in Manhattan, and end at approximately 79th Street.  Exact times and locations to follow.  Contact us if you want to be part of this exciting contingent.

Last year Eshel-ites came from Los Angeles, California, New York, Chicago, St. Louis, The Twin Cities and beyond to come together in an oasis of tranquil beauty.  We liked it so much we are doing it again.

Be there for community building, Torah learning, shmoozing, singing, and some very exciting topics!

Highlights will include:

• Shiurim (classes)
• Spirited Davening
• Yoga
• Children’s programming
• Delicious food
• Beautiful setting in the Wisconsin Dells

Be on the planning team for the next Eshel retreat!
E-mail Miryam@eshelonline.org
Dates: Aug. 9-11, 2013
Place: Perlstein Resort and Conference Center
Lake Delton, WI 53940 

Jewish Community Center of the Greater St. Paul Area •1375 St. Paul Avenue, St. Paul MN 55116 • 651-698-0751
Open to the Community  •  Member Fee:$ 6   Non-Member Fee:$ 9
Register at the Front Desk or Online  From  Friday, September 14  thru  Thursday, April 11

Professor Jay Ladin made headlines around the world when, after years of teaching literature at Yeshiva University, he returned to the Orthodox Jewish campus as a woman named Joy. In Through the Door of Life, Ladin takes readers inside her transition as she changed genders and, in the process, created a new self.

For more information please contact Barbie Levine, Director of Adult Services at 651-255-4734    Email Barbie

Community partners: Shir Tikvah Congregation, University of Minnesota Center for Jewish Studies, Eshel, Inc.