Tag: Gender

Why Are So Many Transgender People Converting To Judaism?

In 2021-22, I interviewed 45 transgender Jews from across the US. Around 33% of participants had converted or were in the process of converting to ...
Pink Pin Hebrew Female

Hebrew Pronoun Pins: Pinpointing the Why

Why are pronoun pins helpful and why did we make these Hebrew pins? How might they create more welcoming Jewish spaces?
Why I Love Tefillin

Why I Love Tefillin

Rabbi Lauren Tuchman writes "Why I Love Tefillin" and explores how all people can wear tefillin, based on her own experience.
Dinah: An Unexpected Trans Story

Dinah: An Unexpected Trans Story

Based on rabbinic midrash from tractate Berakhot, Dinah can be read either as a trans woman or, as this piece argues, a closeted trans man.

What Prompts Change in Our Liturgy?

Changes in liturgy are born out of changes in the theological and historical life of a people, both the individual and the community.
Mountain with fog and the words: Revelation: A Poem

Revelation: A Poem

Yakira Keshet offers a poem to commemorate Shavuot, her journey to Judaism, and the presence of our souls at Mount Sinai.