Noam Sienna
Noam Sienna is a sofer, author,[1] and Jewish educator[2] in Minneapolis.[2]
Education
Sienna graduated Brandeis University in 2011.[3] In May 2020, he graduated from the University of Minnesota with a PhD in Jewish history.[2]
Henna
The topic of Sienna's undergraduate thesis was the use of henna in Jewish traditions. Sienna studied in Israel and interviewed Jewish immigrants from other countries including Iraq and Yemen, gathering information about traditions that had become obscure. He found that henna was traditionally used by Jews in the Middle East and Africa to commemorate life-cycle events such as birth or a new home.[4]
A Rainbow Thread
Sienna's book A Rainbow Thread: An Anthology of Queer Jewish Texts from the First Century to 1969, published in 2019,
References
- ^ Zagoria-Moffet, Adam; Treuherz, Isaac (November 1, 2019). "The first egalitarian Sephardi siddur". The Jewish Chronicle. Retrieved June 13, 2021.
- ^ a b c Wilensky, David A. M. (June 29, 2020). "A treasure trove of LGBTQ texts from two millennia of Jewish history". J. The Jewish News of Northern California. Retrieved June 13, 2021.
- ^ a b Bolton-Fasman, Judy (June 22, 2020). "New Anthology Brings Together Two Millennia of Jewish Queer Voices". JewishBoston. Retrieved July 28, 2021.
- ^ Bahrampour, Tara (November 5, 2012). "D.C. area is a haven for ancient art of henna". The Washington Post. Retrieved July 28, 2021.
- OCLC 1253422676.
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