'Casting Our Sins Away': A Comparative Analysis of Queer Jewish Communities in Israel and in the US

Every year, diverse Jewish communities around the world observe Tashlich (casting off), a customary atonement ritual performed the day after Rosh Hashanah. This performative ritual is conducted next to a body of water to symbolize atonement and purification of one’s sins. Based on multi-sited ethnog...

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Main Author: Ben-Lulu, Elazar (Author)
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Language:English
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Published: MDPI 2022
In: Religions
Year: 2022, Volume: 13, Issue: 9
Further subjects:B New York
B Ethnography
B Queer
B Tel Aviv
B LGBTQ
B Jewish holidays
B Gender
B Tashlich
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