A publication of the Trans Halakha Project's Teshuva-Writing Collective
at SVARA: A Traditionally Radical Yeshiva. The article discusses the question of whether trans women should be circumcised as a part of conversion, which touches on the intersection of trans people converting to Judaism.
Online article that interviews American LGBTQ+ converts to Judaism and outlines the ways they have begun to revitalize low-attendance synagogues in red states.
Online article in which the author describes the unique challenges transgender Jews face at the mikveh (ritual bath), which can intersect when trans people convert to Judaism and have to immerse in the waters to conclude conversion.
Periodical article in which the author describes studying the intersection of gender transition and religious conversion. Author shares experience of being a trans convert to Judaism.
This article describes the increased numbers of LGBTQ+ people seeking conversion to Judaism with Reform rabbis, and shares some of the reasons they have for doing so.
