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Rabbi Jeffrey Astrachan (He/Him)
Rabbi
Non-Denominational;Pluralistic;Reform;Secular/Secular Humanist;Unaffiliated
717-968-6422
ExchangingRings.com
Florida
United States

About

I have long been committed to creating Jewish spaces in which LGBTQIA+ individuals, couples, and families are fully welcomed, affirmed, and celebrated. A significant part of my rabbinate has been devoted to officiating weddings for LGBTQIA+ couples, including interfaith and multicultural couples, and helping each couple create a ceremony that authentically reflects their relationship, identities, and values. I consider it a privilege to help ensure that every couple I serve experiences the joy, dignity, and sacredness that Jewish tradition can bring to this important moment in their lives.

My rabbinate is rooted in the belief that Judaism should meet people where they are and help make life’s most meaningful moments even more meaningful. I work with individuals, couples, and families from a wide range of Jewish backgrounds, as well as those who may not have felt fully at home in traditional Jewish settings. I especially enjoy creating personal, accessible, and joyful Jewish experiences that honor who people truly are. Whether celebrating a wedding, welcoming a child, marking a milestone, or navigating a time of loss, my goal is always to bring warmth, authenticity, creativity, and a genuine sense of connection to our tradition.

Listing Details

Clergy answered "Yes" to the following

  • 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
  • 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
  • Person-centered and LGBTQ+ positive approach to Jewish law and tradition
  • Comfortable consistently using they/them pronouns and neopronouns
  • Experience officiating LGBTQ+ weddings

Clergy answered "No" to the following

  • Experience in end-of-life care for LGBTQ+ individuals

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

  • Trained on LGBTQ+ identities within past five years
  • Experience officiating gender-expansive b-mitzvah
  • Experience celebrating LGBTQ+ specific life-cycle rituals such as coming out and renaming
  • Speaks or writes regularly on LGBTQ+ themes
  • Experience in pastoral/spiritual care of LGBTQ+ individuals