Poetry

A Queer Jewish poet's first book, published by an Orthodox Jewish man who lives between worlds. He shares his love of Hashem and mitzvot and also how he balances this with his queerness. He imagines himself among those who lived in the time of the Tanakh, and writes about a variety of characters who share a common theme of living in multiple worlds and trying to make sense of it. He also shares his fear of rising antisemitism, and the fear that many Jews face just attending synagogue.

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