transgender

The Transgender Journey: How I Maneuvered Through it with Facebook

My heart began pounding.Faster and faster and faster.“How can this be happening?” I asked myself, tears about to pour over ...

Amanda Simpson: The First Transgender Individual to Hold An Executive Position

This June Keshet is so very excited to be partnering with the Jewish Women’s Archive to celebrate Pride. Each week ...

My Son, My Hero

“Mom!” My sixteen year old son, Sage, announced excitedly to me at a Bat Mitzvah party this past weekend, a ...

Joining Hands, Marching Together

Last week we celebrated Passover. The Seders I attended called me to think about Mitzrayim, the narrow places where people are still oppressed.I thought about the ...

An Open Letter to Tom and Transgender Teens Everywhere

Last week the story of Tom Chai Sosnik, a teenager that came out as transgender at Tehiyah Day School, his ...

Lightness, Darkness, Transition

When the winter solstice arrived, we went from the darkest days of the year to a gradual increase of light. ...

Our Ten Most Popular Posts of 2014

With the first month of 2015 behind us, we thought we’d share our most popular blog posts of the past ...

Open to Me the Gates of Righteousness: Breaking Down Gender Binaries

“Open to me the gates of righteousness,” says the Psalmist, “that I may enter and acknowledge the Holy One.”Throughout our ...

Fix Society. Now. Please!

It’s been just over a week since Leelah Alcorn committed suicide. Leelah grew up not far from where I live ...

Fix Society. Now. Please!

It’s been just over a week since Leelah Alcorn committed suicide. Leelah grew up not far from where I live ...