Exploring and Documenting Jewish Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender Queer and Intersex (LGBTQI) Narratives through Ritual Bricolage EJ Milne, Margaret Greenfields, Surat Shaan Rathgeber Knan, Searle Kochberg and Sanne Weber with images by Mary Humphrey. Download the presentation here RR…
Blessings for Gender Transitioning By Rabbi Elliot Rose Kukla The first blessing refers to God as the “Transforming One”—”Ha’Ma’avir”—sharing the root of the word Ivrim (Hebrews). Jews are Ivrim—the “crossing over” people—because we “crossed over” the Jordan River…
Transgender rights and visibility is the theme of this year’s Tel Aviv Pride Celebration. In a 40 Years of Pride panel, leading transgender activists from around the world discussed some of the most pressing issues facing the community.…
Liberal Judaism’s new equality and diversity project Ritual Reconstructed has launched an innovative and interactive website: http://ritualreconstructed.com/ Jewish people who identify as LGBTQI, and the wider audience, are invited to sign up to get access to exclusive film and…
Ritual Reconstructed (RR) is a Jewish LGBTQI community/ academic creative project. It involves factual filming, focus groups, bricolage workshops, exhibits and community screenings. My role on the project is that of filmmaker, and my background is largely factual…