Written by Dr. Jarrod Tanny. Jarrod, a first-time Jewrotica writer, is a professor of Jewish History at the University of North Carolina Wilmington. Jarrod is the author of City of Rogues and Schnorrers: Russia’s Jews and the Myth of Old Odessa.
[Editor’s Note: This piece was written and submitted with the accompanying graphic, both of which are intended as satire, so don’t get too many feathers ruffled.]Moses and Jesus preached Love not Hate; They Gave Us Ten Commandments, Not Proposition Eight
The Spring Holidays are a time of profound reflection for Jews and Christians alike. The Exodus, the Revelation of the Law at Sinai, and the Passion of the Christ should give us pause to consider whether we, God’s children, have fulfilled our part of the Covenant, to treat our fellow man with respect and dignity.
It is fortunate that the Supreme Court of the United States has taken up the issue of gay marriage precisely at this moment. We should encourage the justices to examine the sacred texts before rendering their decision. But they could use a little help.
So armed with a thermos of Red Bull and a generous helping of espresso-laced matzah, I painstakingly scrutinized the sacred texts: the Torah, the Gospels, the Babylonian Talmud, and the Director’s Cut of the Ten Commandments.
Celebrating 10 Years & Marking the End of An Amazing Project
Celebrating 10 Years & Marking the End of An Amazing Project
My opinion on Jewrotica is: It’s sexy. It’s awesome. It’s Judaism to the next level. It’s what we should all be getting into!
I’m so glad that Jewrotica is represented here at Jewlicious! It’s bringing voices that need to be heard in the Jewish discussion and Jewish climate environment.
What an incredible night Jewrotica was!!!! There was this fantastic moment, in a sea of Jews of all sexualities, ages, backgrounds and denominations, that I realized we were all in this together! I hope that there are many more events coming to Austin soon!
I attended and participated in last month’s Jewrotica event. The engaging performers and Ayo, our inviting host, inspired the audience to feel like one big community. What a great way to inspire our community to embrace sex as a beautiful thing that can be fun, exciting, sacred, sensual, ridiculous, scary and everything in between!
Bedside Reading with Jewrotica was funny, sexy, and hot all at once. The readings were honest about all kinds of sexuality, but the highlight of the evening was definitely the confessions, written by audience participants. Nobody knew who wrote them, and most were tell-alls that would make your bubbe blush. Unless your bubbe was very, very cool. Then maybe she’d make YOU blush!
Jewrotica is something that the community has needed for a long time so that people can actually learn, express and share and have good relationships without having to stumble through life. Check out the site and learn something. Have fun!
I had a great time deejaying at the Jewrotica event at Columbia University. The live readings were hilarious, informative, and in some cases, deeply moving. I know that I, along with many of my AEPi fraternity brothers, loved being able to connect our Judaism and our sexuality in a way that made all of us feel comfortable and welcome. I look forward to being a part of this again in the future!
Learning about sex and what’s right and wrong when it comes to sex from a Biblical standpoint was an eye opening experience. I completely enjoyed it and think something like this could be a very cool thing to bring to even high school aged Jewish youth groups.
I stepped out of my comfort zone to be a part of this. I was glad to open up the topic of sexuality in my community. We are trying to build a safe space to talk about sex. The result I am most happy about coming from this event is that hopefully now my friends know they can come and talk to me, that I can be their ‘safe space’.
Jewrotica is inspiring Jews and erotica with holiness and coolness, and is the pride of progressive Judaism. Jewrotica – awesome!
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