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Multiamory: Rethinking Modern Relationships

412 - Judaism and Polyamory (with Rabbi Nikki DeBlosi)

Multiamory: Rethinking Modern Relationships

Multiamory, LLC

Sexuality, Health & Fitness, Society & Culture, Education, Relationships, Self-improvement

4.9970 Ratings

🗓️ 7 March 2023

⏱️ 66 minutes

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Summary

This week we're joined by Rabbi Nikki DeBlosi, PhD. She is a queer, polyamorous, entrepreneurial rabbi who brings expertise in queer theory and belonging to Jewish teaching and ritual. She holds a BA in Women’s and Gender Studies from Harvard University, an MA and a PhD in Performance Studies from New York University, and an MA in Hebrew Language and Letters and rabbinic ordination from the Hebrew Union College - Jewish Institute of Religion. Throughout this episode, Rabbi Nikki discusses polyamory in Judaism, her article published in The Reform Jewish Quarterly Fall 2022 “The Family Issue,” her own lifecycle and ritual work, religious texts from a Jewish perspective, and more!Join our amazing community of listeners at multiamory.com/join. We offer sliding scale subscriptions so everyone can also get access to ad-free episodes, group video discussions, and our amazing Discord community. Multiamory was created by Dedeker Winston, Jase Lindgren, and Emily Matlack.Our theme music is Forms I Know I Did by Josh and Anand.Follow us on Instagram @Multiamory_Podcast and visit our website Multiamory.com. We are a proud member of the Pleasure Podcasts network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

As far as folks know, I'm like the only out polyamorous rabbi that they have heard of.

0:08.8

And this person said, you know, you don't have to do that, but they also said to me look every time I've come out as a queer

0:15.4

person I've never regretted it and and then they said to me I'm going to use some Hebrew words, one word is

0:24.1

Parnassa, which means like the money you need to live on. And the other is Torah,

0:28.7

your thing that you like you each have a Torah that you're teaching.

0:34.5

You're not each the same person. He said if you are going, this person said if you are going to worry about increasing your

0:40.2

Parnassa at the expense of shrinking your Torah.

0:43.4

Right, then you're going to be miserable.

0:48.4

And that to me goes right back to that idea of narrowness, right, versus breath. And I wouldn't do that to

0:56.0

anyone else, so why would I do it to myself, right?

1:01.4

Welcome to the Multiannary Podcast. I'm Jace. I'm Emily and I'm

1:05.5

Dettaker. We believe in looking to the future of relationships, not

1:09.5

maintaining the status quo of the past. So whether you're monogamous, polyamorous, swinging, casually dating, or if you just do

1:17.0

relationships differently, we see you and we're here for you. you. Fongs I know I did.

1:29.0

Forcing me to for myself to fit.

1:35.8

On this episode of the Multiamre podcast,

1:38.4

we're talking about Polyamary and Judaism

1:41.8

with a very special guest, Rabbi Nicki de Blossi.

1:45.0

She is a PhD and a queer polyamorous entrepreneurial rabbi who brings expertise in

1:51.3

queer theory and belonging to Jewish teaching and ritual.

1:55.2

She holds a BA in women's and gender studies from Harvard,

1:59.0

an MA and a PhD in performance studies from New York University and an MA in Hebrew language and

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