Eli Andrew Ramer

Eli Andrew Ramer, a regular guest speaker in courses offered by the Swig Program in Jewish Studies and Social Justice, was a previous faculty member for many years. An ordained maggid (a sacred storyteller in the Jewish tradition), he is the author of five books of Jewish stories — Queering the Text, Torah Told Different, Deathless, Fragments of the Brooklyn Talmud, and Texting with Angels — as well as many other acclaimed books. A writing instructor, editor, and long-time movement and body-centered meditation teacher, you can read more about his books and his work at www.andrewramer.com.

• Jewish Studies
• Queer Studies
• Queer and Jewish Intersectionality
• Body-Centered Meditation
• Creative Writing

• Inner MBA, Sounds True and NYU, 2021
• Maggid Ordination, 2012
• UC Berkeley, 1973