Beyond David and Jonathan: Bisexual Representation in the TaNaKh

Martin Rawlings-Fein

Stevenson 101
9:30 AM

Rawlings-Fein, a graduate of the Davvenen' Leadership Training Institute with an advanced degree in Jewish Studies from the Graduate Theological Union, asks, was King David a bisexual? Given the narrative nature of biblical readings, the eroticism of David's relationship with Jonathan, and passionate relationships with women, this talk will explore this interpretation. Rawlings-Fein is a Jewish, bisexual, transgender father of two, filmmaker & educator. From conferences in the San Francisco Bay Area to the White House, Rawlings-Fein speaks and writes about the topics of EdTech in education, gender & sexuality in Judaism, and pedestrian safety in the San Francisco Bay Area. He is also the director of many short films, including tshorts, Perfect Fit (2009), Gillian (2010), Clocked: An Oral History (2009), Who You Callin' Queer? (2010), and Choosing to be Chosen (2019). He is also the former headteacher & education director at the Beit Sefer Phyllis Mintzer school in San Francisco.