Queer Torah Study with Rabbi Josh Gischner (he/him/הוא)
Monday, August 23 @ 7PM ET
Suggested Contribution $10
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Come join your Wrestlers' friends and Rabbi Josh (he/him/הוא) to explore some of Rabbi Josh's favorite queer Jewish texts from rabbinic tradition.
This class will include opportunities for both large group and chevruta (paired Jewish) study.
See below for Image Description, a biography of the Rabbi, and more information.
Image Description: Lots of rainbow flags surrounding the large words “Queer Torah Study with Rabbi Josh Gischner (he/him/הוא). The date of the event is present, “Monday, August 23, at 7PM ET.” A large rainbow flag (red, orange, yellow, green, blue, purple) is on the right side of the image, on the left side is a light gray background. The pansexual flag (blue, yellow, and pink) is being held by a ‘floating’ hand on the lower left-hand corner. On the top right, there are three flags: the bisexual flag (blue, purple, red), the nonbinary flag (yellow, white, purple, yellow), and the agender flag (purple, white green). On the bottom right, two cartoon humans (dressed in the trans colors) are holding up a transgender flag (light blue, white, and pink).
Additional Information: Please email Rabbi Josh Gischner at [email protected] if you have any specific learning needs- I want to accommodate you as best as I can!All WWT events are open to Jews and non-Jews, those partnered to Jews and people who yearn to become Jewish, and anyone who needs a spiritual learning home.This text study will not be recorded.Class operates on a "Pay what you are able" scale. Recommended donation for attendance is $10.00 but no one will be turned away for financial reasons. Thank you for choosing to contribute to this class!You will receive a Zoom link prior to class. Financially accessible options will be available via the Wrestling with Torah Discord. Please email Rabbi Josh at [email protected] for access to our Discord.
Biography of the Rabbi: Rabbi Josh (he/him) is originally from Rockland County, NY where he grew up in his synagogue volunteering in the religious school and singing in the junior choir. A creative type who is passionate about inclusion, Rabbi Josh is most excited when making the Jewish canon accessible to all ages, and is known to use magic tricks, puppetry, theatre, humor, and other art forms in his work as a Jewish educator. Rabbi Josh is passionate about supporting individuals in discovering their own unique Torah that can transform and better the world.
Rabbi Josh attended the University of Hartford as an undergraduate, double majoring in Judaic Studies and History, with a minor in Gender Studies. Following graduation, he landed in Jerusalem and later New York City to continued his education at our Reform movement seminary, the Hebrew Union College – Jewish Institute of Religion. While at HUC-JIR, he spent time working with children and adults of all ages and stages, working in congregations, college campuses, and Jewish camps from Massachusetts to Florida. He most recently served as the Rabbinic-Education Intern and Inclusion Coordinator at Union Temple of Brooklyn; the Education intern at Brooklyn Heights Synagogue; the rabbinic intern at Congregation Sha’are Shalom in Waldorf, MD; and as the rabbinic intern at Temple Beth Am in Monessen, PA. Rabbi Josh is a proud “Pioneer Staff Member” at URJ 6 Points Sci-Tech Academy, co-creating camp in its first year; and most recently founded Wrestling with Torah, a radically inclusive online Jewish learning community.
Rabbi Josh earned his M.A. in Hebrew Literature from HUC-JIR in 2020, his M.A. in Religious Education in 2021, and was ordained a rabbi in 2021.In Rabbi Josh’s spare time, he loves experimenting in the kitchen, likes to paint and get creative, and hang out with his pet parrot Charlie.
Part of our Queer Torah Questions series, we ask: Is Adam nonbinary? What is their gender? Come join Student Rabbi Josh as we read Parshat Berishit -- the Creation Story -- to explore a beautiful concept around Adam, the first human being outlined in the Torah.
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