Gender Transitioning

It is a gift to be able to fully inhabit our physical selves, to feel that our bodies merge with our hearts and our minds. When we become the man or woman we were born to be, that gift is ours. The rituals and blessings here acknowledge the powerful emotions that are part of this journey and remind us of the promise that lies ahead.

Latest Rituals

Baby naming with sensitivity to father’s gender identity

Baby Naming for Single Gestational Father

Blessing for gender transition surgery

B’rakhah for Entering Gender Confirming Surgery

A beit din ritual for gender transition

Transition Ritual for Rabbah Rona Matlow

A helpful guide from our friends at TransfaithOnline that includes quick tips for transgender allies

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Name changes can be both liberating and intimidating. Taking a brief moment to recognize the holiness of the act, and to affirm the dignity of the recipient of the new name, can be transformative.

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We remember those whose lives were lost, and pray for a more tolerant and just future

Memorial Prayer for Transgender Day of Remembrance

A ritual to mark gender transition and celebrate freedom

Tu B’Av Ritual to Celebrate Transgender Transition

The Reconstructionist Network

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Training the next generation of groundbreaking rabbis

Modeling respectful conversations on pressing Jewish issues

Curating original, Jewish rituals, and convening Jewish creatives

Presence and Absence: Images of the Divine in Kabbalah

In this study of the Zohar, Rabbi Margie Jacobs will guide you in exploring the Shekhinah, the feminine, immanent, indwelling Sacred Presence, through the use of art materials and reflective writing. Four sessions starting May 7, 2024. 

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