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Jewish scholars and rabbis in the Teshuva Writing Collective, a project of Svara, are creating the first collection of responsa by and for transgender Jews. (Photo/JTA-Jess Benjamin)
Posted inReligion

Queer yeshiva to publish first-ever collection of Jewish legal opinions written by and for trans Jews

Jackie Hajdenberg by Jackie Hajdenberg and JTA March 20, 2023

In the midst of writing a 13-page analysis of a complex area of Jewish law, Rabbi Xava De Cordova found something she wasn’t expecting to see in the medieval-era sources: […]

(From left) Elaina Marshalek and Rabbi Frankie Sandmel at home in Rockridge. (Photo/Alix Wall)
Posted inBay Area

At Bay Area’s first ‘Base,’ rabbinic couple invites you in to make connections

Alix Wall by Alix Wall August 11, 2022May 26, 2023
Rabbi Benay Lappe leading a May 22-23 SVARA workshop at Palo Alto JCC (Photo/Michael Kohn)
Posted inJewish Life

Chicago rabbi in Palo Alto: ‘Queer lens’ on Talmud could revitalize faith

Michael Kohn by Michael Kohn May 29, 2018May 29, 2018

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