LGBTQ+ Pride Month - Recommended Readings

Written by Faculty:

Gregg Drinkwater
Visiting Assistant Professor - Sexuality and Gender / Judasim in Modern US

• Drinkwater, Gregg. “Queer Healing: AIDS, Gay Synagogues, Lesbian Feminists, and the Origins of the Jewish Healing Movement.” American Jewish History, vol. 104, no. 4, Oct. 2020, pp. 605–29.
   Winner of the 2020 Wasserman Prize for best article in American Jewish History 
  "Gregg Drinkwater's article is an extraordinary, moving, and deftly constructed work of historical scholarship. Drawing on crucial interviews, a wide array of primary sources, and queer theory, the article uncovers a fascinating history of liturgical innovation in late 20th-century American Judaism, demonstrating how 'gay and lesbian Jewish leaders and their synagogues have helped reshape the relationship to healing, spirituality, and personal prayer among American Jews."

David Shneer
Late Professor, Jewish Studies / Holocaust Studies

• David Shneer & Caryn Aviv (eds). Queer Jews. New York: Routledge, 2002.
• Gregg Drinkwater, Joshua Lesser, and David Shneer (eds) Torah Queeries : Weekly Commentaries on the Hebrew Bible. New York: New York University Press, 2009.