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Forty-one years ago, Ann moved from Manhattan to Newton, Massachusetts to share her life with her husband, Myron. Their family grew to include three incredible daughters who gifted them with four grandchildren. During the years, Ann served on the boards of the Solomon Schecter Day School, Temple Mishkan Tefila, Jewish…
Read moreProtecting Transgender Rights When anti-trans groups sought to legalize discrimination against transgender people in Massachusetts, Keshet mobilized the largest Jewish campaign in history to protect transgender rights — and we won! Beginning in early 2018, Keshet’s campaign saw an unprecedented outpouring of support to protect the rights of trans people…
Read morePlease note that language used to describe the LGBTQ community and our experiences has rapidly evolved as LGBTQ lives and experiences have gained more visibility. This resource may contain language/content that is now considered outdated and/or offensive by some. For a list of affirming terms related to LGBTQ inclusion, check…
Read morePlease note that language used to describe the LGBTQ community and our experiences has rapidly evolved as LGBTQ lives and experiences have gained more visibility. This resource may contain language/content that is now considered outdated and/or offensive by some. For a list of affirming terms related to LGBTQ inclusion, check…
Read morePlease note that language used to describe the LGBTQ community and our experiences has rapidly evolved as LGBTQ lives and experiences have gained more visibility. This resource may contain language/content that is now considered outdated and/or offensive by some. For a list of affirming terms related to LGBTQ inclusion, check…
Read moreTrans/Gender Queer Jewish Wedding Service By Rabbi Elliot Kukla, July 2006 Introduction Over the past months as a newly ordained rabbi I have had the privilege of officiating at a number of weddings involving transgender and/or gender nonconforming people. In some ways these weddings are no more or less unique…
Read moreWhen my life partner, Keren, and I celebrated our brit ahavah ten years ago this month, we wanted to make sure that our ceremony was a recognizably Jewish one. We had a chuppah, we drank wine, we exchanged rings, we smashed a glass at the end, and we had friends…
Read moreSan Francisco, Nov. 13, 2009: As Rabbi Elliot Kukla and Reuben Zellman often teach(1), the broad terms of “transgender” and “trans” can include anyone who knows themselves to be a gender that is different than the gender they were assigned at birth. They also teach us that transphobia affects all…
Read moreParashat Tazria and Parashat Metzora Created by the Hand of Heaven: A Jewish Approach to Intersexuality by Rabbi Elliot Rose Kukla and Reuben Zellman on Saturday April 21, 2007 3 Iyyar 5767 Leviticus 12:1 – 15:33 God spoke to Moses, saying: Speak to the Israelite people thus: When a woman…
Read moreDeconstructing Leviticus: Finding a Queer Spiritual Path Back from the Exile of Sacred Text By Avi Rose Queer & Jewish–A Personal Journey And if a man lie with mankind as with womankind, both of them have committed an abomination: they shall surely be put to death; their blood shall…
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