Words Matter: Queer Reads with SOJOURN

Words Matter: Queer Reads with SOJOURN is a book discussion series where we focus on gender and sexually diverse Jewish authors.

Each month, we’ll be reading and discussing a queer Jewish work of fiction, nonfiction, or memoir. We’ll meet over Zoom to discuss the readings and the importance of queer Jewish perspectives.

Our next book will be: The Soul of the Stranger by Joy Ladin, an author and scholar who became a nationally recognized speaker on trans and Jewish identity after her transition at Yeshiva University made her the first openly transgender employee of an Orthodox Jewish institution. This important work, published in 2018, explores fundamental questions about how religious texts, traditions, and the understanding of God can be enriched by transgender perspectives, and how the Torah and trans lives can illuminate one another.

You can register by filling out this form. You can also click here to find our list of independent bookstores throughout the South for your future Words Matter - and other - book purchases.

We’re excited to read with you!