The Torah of Kink: Judaism Unbound Episode 517 - Margot Valles

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Margot Valles is teaching a mini-course in the UnYeshiva called The Torah of Kink: Jewish Text Through the Lens of BDSM. She joins Dan and Lex for a conversation about what kink is, why discussions about kink can add to contemporary Jewish experience, and where we might find kink in the Torah. 

[1] Head to JudaismUnbound.com/classes to check out our up upcoming 3-week mini-courses in the UnYeshiva! This time around we are offering The Torah of Kink, Hasidism and Neo-Hasidism, Queering Kedusha (Holiness), and Brit Milah Unbound: Exploring Circumcision!

[2] Learn more about Margot Valles here!

[3] For the story from Genesis 16, about God’s interactions with Hagar, see this link. For the story of Bilaam and the donkey, see Numbers 22.

[4] Check out Dan’s video with Benay Lappe, exploring the notion of the covenant at Sinai — and its relationship to the book of Esther — here.

[5] For two articles about the intersection of kink and Judaism, see Eliana Kayelle’s I’m a Queer Rabbinical Student. Here’s How I Connect Judaism and Kink and Tefillin, by Donna Kaz (this article was referenced by Valles — where tefillin are discovered and someone thinks they are a sex toy).

[6] To learn more about Lex’s uncle, Eric Rofes, and the ways he spoke about kink, see this piece.