What is Ritual Reconstructed all about? The aim of this 12 month project was to support and enable reflection on identity and faith practice, with questions formulated by academic, rabbinic and community participants drawn from the Lesbian, Gay,…
Ritual Reconstructed : Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender Queer and Intersex (LGBTQI) Jewish Identity and Faith Practices Download the lecture notes here Foggia Lecture 17-2-16 FINAL MG Margaret Greenfields Buckinghamshire New University
Supporting Notes: Ritual Reconstructed Films “The Purim Spiel” (Film 3) & Post-Performance Discussion (Film 4) These documentaries are the third and fourth in our sequence of LGBTQI-Jewish ‘ritual year’ films. The third film captures a re-production of a…
Exploring and Documenting Jewish Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender Queer and Intersex (LGBTQI) Narratives through Ritual Bricolage EJ Milne, Margaret Greenfields, Surat Shaan Rathgeber Knan, Searle Kochberg and Sanne Weber with images by Mary Humphrey. Download the presentation here RR…
We were so privileged as to have Stephen Laughton’s premiere read-through at the Ritual Reconstructed end of project event last November! read the review by Fiona Leckerman. A graffiti lined walkway leads to the underground maze of dark tunnels that house…
Rosh Hashanah (Annual) This festival is the Jewish New Year, also known as the ‘Head of the Year’. The holiday (‘holy day’) occurs on the 1st and 2nd second days of the Jewish calendar month of Tishrei which…
Introduction to the Jewish Ritual Year “Jewish ritual may be characterized as … the architecture of time. Most of its observances – the Sabbath, the New Moon, the festivals, the Sabbatical and the Jubilee year – depend on…
Supporting Notes: Ritual Reconstructed Films “The Pride Seder” This film is the fifth and final in our sequence of LGBTQI-Jewish ‘ritual year’ documentary programmes. It was the only programme made by filming as the ritual took place, rather…
Supporting Notes: Ritual Reconstructed Films “World Aids Day” This film is the second in our sequence of LGBTQI-Jewish ‘ritual year’ documentaries. The film consists of a clips of a memorialisation service and ritual activities, interspersed with short discussions…
Supporting Notes: Ritual Reconstructed Films “Transgender Day of Remembrance” This documentary is the first in our sequence of LGBTQI-Jewish ‘ritual year’ films. The film consists of a series of short discussions with the two people participating in the…