A Hobart and William Smith Colleges scholar is examining how Jewish writers use Sabbath symbolism to imagine queer relationships and family life.
Shlomo Gleibman, a postdoctoral fellow in Judaic studies, published the analysis in the Canadian Review of Comparative Literature, the colleges announced Nov. 3.
The article, “‘As a Sabbath Bride’: Queering Sabbath Symbolism in Jewish Literature,” appears in Volume 52, Issue 4 of the journal.
Gleibman examines Jewish texts and fiction from the 20th and 21st centuries, focusing on the Sabbath bride and related images of marriage, domestic life and eroticism.
His analysis considers how authors rework those traditions to represent queer forms of intimacy and family. The project is a literary interpretation of symbolism rather than a survey measuring religious attitudes or practices.
The Canadian Review of Comparative Literature is an interdisciplinary, double-blind peer-reviewed journal.
Gleibman joined HWS this year after teaching at York University in Toronto and King's University College in London, Ontario. His teaching has covered Judaism, religion, gender and sexuality.
He has published dozens of scholarly works and served as a guest editor, according to the colleges' announcement.
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