Liberation & Violence: Passover’s Queer Lesson of Empathy

Rabbi Nikki DeBlosi (she/her)
6 min readApr 4, 2023

Passover tells the story of the Jewish people’s enslavement in Egypt and liberation into the wildnerness. Often told as a tale of miracles and singular, epic moments, the way we celebrate the holiday contains many lessons for those of us committed to queer liberation.

Red-lit marquis with neon text “LOVE & RESISTANCE” over white text reading “Stonewall 50”
Photo by Jennifer Bonauer on Unsplash

Perhaps you’ve seen Dreamworks Studio’s 1998 animated feature The Prince of Egypt, with its…

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Rabbi Nikki DeBlosi (she/her)

queer belonging. sex positivity. creative ritual. inclusive judaism.