A note from Lori Lefkovitz, a Former Fellow of PCOP:
I am very pleased to announce the publication of my new book, In Scripture: The First Stories of Jewish Sexual Identities. (This link takes you to early endorsements.)
Having presented versions of these readings in many contexts over many years, I want, in the words of the book's acknowledgments, to thank the many people whose “energetic responses have been sustaining and whose challenging questions have been clarifying.” Thank you.
I also want to let you know that Barnes & Noble is offering the book to all at its “Member Price” (i.e., even to those who are not members of its club) for a limited time, along with free shipping. To take advantage of this savings of 28%, click here.
From the publisher:
Applying psychoanalytic and gender theory to selected Biblical narratives from Genesis to the Book of Ruth, Lefkovitz interprets the Bible's stories as foundation texts in the development of sexual identities. In Scripture is an exploration of the Biblical origins of a series of unstable ideas about the sexes, human sexuality, family roles, and Jewish sexual identities, in particular, and by extension, changing attitudes towards Jewish men and women.About the Author
Lori Hope Lefkovitz is Sadie Gottesman and Arlene Gottesman Reff Professor of Gender and Judaism and Director of Kolot: The Center for Jewish Women's and Gender Studies at Reconstructionist Rabbinical College.