trans jews
making waves
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Trans Jews bring blossoming and vibrancy to our Jewish communities, spaces, rituals, texts, and traditions. Everything is growing and changing, and we are bringing unique and important leadership to enliven every aspect of Jewish life, for the thriving of all life and the flourishing of new ways of being everywhere. There's so many beautiful offerings that I can't contain in finite time and internet space, but please let me know what else to add and I will be happy to do so!
PROJECTS & RESOURCES
Trans Torah : a resource diving into the ways in which we can find ourselves in the text, with writings and scholarship by Joy Ladin, R' Elliot Kukla, R' Reuven Zellman, Max Strassfeld, and Micah Bazant
Trans Halakha project at SVARA: A Traditionally Radical Yeshiva
R' Becky Silverstein and Laynie Soloman
Books:
Shel Maala Online Yeshiva, check on Discord, classes here: https://www.jewishlive.org/shel-maala
Trans Led Hallel monthly with Simcha Halpert Hanson and Joshua Avishur on Facebook
The TV show Transparent, created by trans Jew Jill Soloway, has radically changed the way that pop culture engages with Judaism, trans folks, and family, as well as the visibility of trans Jewish identity and what it means.
Here are some resources to learn more:
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https://www.tabletmag.com/scroll/195620/pfefferman-family-matters
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https://forward.com/schmooze/328308/how-transparent-is-reshaping-image-of-transgender-jews/
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https://forward.com/culture/207407/how-jill-soloway-created-transparent-the-jewiest/
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https://forward.com/schmooze/325700/the-real-jewish-trans-father-behind-transparent/
Other writings by/about trans Jews
Coming Out & Sharing Stories
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http://jewishnews.timesofisrael.com/opinion-im-an-out-and-proud-trans-jew-others-arent-so-lucky/
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https://www.jpost.com/Magazine/A-journey-to-finding-ones-place-459760
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https://womenintheworld.com/2016/02/23/finding-faith-and-community-as-a-transgender-jew/
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https://www.haaretz.com/jewish/.premium-god-knows-i-m-a-girl-1.5251380
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https://forward.com/news/breaking-news/209405/transgender-activist-leslie-feinberg-dies-at-65/
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https://forward.com/sisterhood/188013/hanukkah-and-transgender-day-of-remembrance/
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https://forward.com/news/national/335862/jewish-transgender-woman-named-white-house-lgbt-liaison/
Valuing our Place in Jewish Community
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https://forward.com/opinion/180598/untold-stories-of-the-t-folks-in-lgbt/
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https://www.reconstructingjudaism.org/article/understanding-transgender-issues-jewish-ethics
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https://www.myjewishlearning.com/keshet/the-jewish-communitys-obligation-to-trans-youth/
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https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2017/03/03/jews-and-muslims-defend-trans-rights/
Mikveh & Ritual
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https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/transgender-jews-mikvah_us_55b171eee4b0a13f9d17f78a
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https://www.huffingtonpost.com/idit-klein/transgender-jews-in-israel_b_1122079.html