The birkhot hashakhar invite us to celebrate the miracles of everyday life. I begin my day in gratitude for my queerness, praising the Creator for making me exactly as I am. To honor my complex and vibrant gender identity, I weave together masculine and feminine Hebrew words for the self and the Divine:
בָּרוּךְ אַתָּה יְהֹוָה אֱלֹהֵֽינוּ רוּח הָעוֹלָם שֶׁעָשַֽׂנִי בְּצָלְמוֹ כִּרְצוֹנָה
Blessed are You, Creator, Spirit of all Worlds, who created me in (his) image, according to (her) design.
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