Emily Volz, at The Blogs

Apr 20, 2021, 10:37 AM

When Torah hurts: Parashat Acharei Mot – Kedoshim

People take part in the annual Gay Pride Parade in Jerusalem on June 6, 2019. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

It is a unique pain when your beloved multi-millennial tradition states that who you are is an abomination, a specific sorrow when something you love cannot fully love you back

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Emily Volz is a rabbinical student at the Jewish Theological Seminary. She has a BA in Jewish studies from Oberlin College, where she wrote a thesis called "Fruitful Tensions: Innovative Intersections of Queerness and Halakhah". She is proud to be both Autistic and gay, and plans to devote her rabbinate to the inclusion of marginalized voices in Halakhah and traditional Jewish communities.

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