Mark Sameth
The Secret Sex Life of Hebrew Letters
In the Zohar on Song of Songs, the letters of the Hebrew alef-bet are depicted as having a love life.
When Biblical Gender Is Lost In Translation
When a text’s meaning has been intentionally obscured, all bets are off. Such is the case with the Hebrew Bible.
Is God Both Male and Female?
In the bible, God is likened to a mother as well as to a father.
Gender Bending In The Torah: The Nursing Kings of Israel
Did Mordecai “nurse” Esther? Did Isaiah prophesize that the future kings of Israel would be “nursing” kings?
Was Adam a Hermaphrodite?
The dual-gendered nature of Adam “is completely distorted by Bible translations which consistently capitalize the term as a proper name Adam.”
Gender Bending in the Torah: Was Rebecca a Young Man?
So far, we have looked at Eve as “he” and Noah repairing to “her” tent. Now we will take a look at Rebecca as a “young man.”
Did Noah Repair to ‘Her’ Tent?
In the latest installment of Gender-Bending in the Torah, Rabbi Mark explores the idea of Noah retiring to his/her tent.
Was Eve Called ‘He’ in the Torah?
Rabbi Mark Sameth explores the dual-gendered nature of how Eve is referred to in the Torah.
Is the Bible Gender Bending?
In our time, the most significant reevaluation of the Hebrew Bible has been around the use of gendered language.