Finished this week’s #Torah portion (#parashat #Miketz).

It has a sheepy bit:

“For all shepherds are abhorrent to Egyptians.”

Rashi says this is because sheep were deities to the Egyptians.
It also handily works out that the Israelites get choice grazing land.

#Jewdiverse #Mazeldon

https://www.sefaria.org/Genesis.46.34

I’ve read Joseph as a femme-y gay boy for ages. Here’s a reading that sees him as genderqueer or trans, using similar textual evidence, and engaging with some of the lasting effects of anti-queer violence on how many of us deal with it as a way to understand Joseph’s more problematic behavior in the story. #Jewish #Miketz Thanks to @TheRaDR for the link! https://avigayil.substack.com/p/miketz-extra