WE HAVE MET THE ENEMY AND S/HE IS US (Summer 2010)

Classes at Congregation Eitz Chayim
Teachings utilizing close intertextual reading of selected Biblical texts, to explore the intersection of gender and politics in the ancient Israelite love/hate relationship with the outsider/other.
Three sessions covering: “Canaanites from Curse to Conquest,” “Zipporah and the Bridegroom of Blood (Ex 4:24-26),” and “The Cushite Woman” (Num 11:35-12:9).