Elizabeth Berke

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Cantor Elizabeth Berke (she/her)

Educator

Conservative

Chicago, Illinois
United States

About

I currently dedicate a lot of time to our community mikvah, and intention, transition and spiritual moments are where I like to dwell. I have had the honor of serving in a variety of communities as an administrator, educator of all ages, and most recently served a large, urban community as part of the clergy team. Much of my time was with individuals on a path of exploring Judaism and many converted to Judaism. I tutor bmitzvah, officiate at lifecycle events and generally enjoy riding the rollercoaster of the Jewish year with good food and company.

Listing Details

Clergy answered "Yes" to the following

Trained on LGBTQ+ identities within past five years
Experience officiating conversions for transgender and nonbinary individuals with a sensitivity to the wide range of relationships to gender and embodiment that transgender and nonbinary individuals may have
Experience officiating gender-expansive b-mitzvah
Familiar with gender-expansive Hebrew liturgical and linguistic options
Approaches the presence of LGBTQ+ people as the norm rather than an exception in Jewish communal life
Experience celebrating LGBTQ+ specific life-cycle rituals such as coming out and renaming
Person-centered and LGBTQ+ positive approach to Jewish law and tradition
Comfortable consistently using they/them pronouns and neopronouns
Experience in pastoral/spiritual care of LGBTQ+ individuals
Experience officiating LGBTQ+ weddings

Clergy answered "I'm Still Learning" to the following

Experience in end-of-life care for LGBTQ+ individuals
Speaks or writes regularly on LGBTQ+ themes

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