Writing Our Own Roadmaps For Trans Day of Visibility

A few years ago I partook in a Jewish ritual where I changed my Hebrew name to something that fit me better: Pesach Feigele. I borrowed a...

There Are Not Two Sides to the Trans Rights Debate

In my work advocating for LGBTQ Jews, I'm tired of hearing from folks who want to "debate" my very existence. Content warning: suicide,...

We’re All Made in God’s Image, Including Trans Jews Like Me

If you would have asked me 20 years ago, 10 years ago, even last year (truthfully, last month) if I’d ever quote the Torah in a piece I...

How the Jewish Community Can Show Up for Genderqueer Jews

“Little girls don’t sit that way, turn your chair around.” I was 3 years old in my JCC preschool classroom and me and some of my friends,...

Six Months Sober

I woke up with a killer hangover on either May 31 or June 1; the details are a bit hazy so I looked back at my calendar to see if I could...

If I Would Have Known

If I would have known I would have squeezed a little harder I would have held on a little longer I would have stayed for one more I would...

Nothing's Impossible: A Decade Wrapped

We’re about to close the last decade and enter into the future. Can you believe in just a few days it’s going to be 20 freaking 20? Feels...

Me, My Pronouns, and You

When our communications manager asked if someone on staff would write a blog post in honor of International Pronouns Day, I jumped at the...

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