Every Body Beloved: A Jewish Embrace of Fatness

Minna Bromberg

Book cover for Every Body Beloved: A Jewish Embrace of Fatness
Image for variant 9780814352113
Book cover for Every Body Beloved: A Jewish Embrace of Fatness
Image for variant 9780814352113

Every Body Beloved: A Jewish Embrace of Fatness

Every Body Beloved: A Jewish Embrace of Fatness

Minna Bromberg

View full details

Description

An authoritative call to end anti-fat bias and champion the acceptance of all bodies.

In this remarkable book, Minna Bromberg lays bare the harm of anti-fat bias and the restorative potential for body liberation in Jewish tradition to confront fatphobia. Bromberg traces her own journey of identity formation, bodily autonomy, and self-acceptance from her earliest memories of dieting at the age of seven to her young adult activism to the founding of her organization, Fat Torah. Letters reflecting on her personal experiences are interwoven with critical discussions about the need to address harmful stigma about fat bodies, to end fat shaming, and to engage meaningfully with questions of fat accessibility. Bromberg persuasively demonstrates what we can learn from Jewish tradition that will allow us to usher in a culture of healing and acceptance of all bodies created in the Divine image.

About the Author

Rabbi Dr. Minna Bromberg is passionate about bringing her three decades of experience in fat activism to writing, teaching, and change-making at the nexus of Judaism and body liberation. She founded Fat Torah in 2020 with the aim of smashing the idolatry of weight stigma and deploying Jewish tradition to build a world that embraces all bodies. Rabbi Bromberg received her doctorate in sociology from Northwestern University in 2005 and was ordained at Hebrew College in 2010.

Critical Reviews

In Every Body Beloved, Bromberg seeks not just to expose antifat bias in the Jewish community but also to broadcast the miracle of fat liberation.

--Ilana Kurshan "Jewish Review"

Publishing Information

Publisher: Wayne State University Press
Pub date: 2025-09-09
Length: 248 pages

The Allstora Membership

Membership Perks:

  • Save 30% on all online store purchases
  • Exclusive access to author's content
  • You pay less, but authors still earn double

Membership Terms:

First Month: $0.00
Monthly price: $5.00
  • To access membership discount simply log in and add to cart, discount applied automatically.
  • One month free trial, cancel anytime. Membership renews on the 15th of each month.