Rabbi Elliot Kukla

Elliot Kukla is a rabbi, author, chaplain and activist. His essays have been featured in Time magazine, Teen Vogue, British Vogue, Them, The Los Angeles Times, The New York Times and many other places. In 2006, he was the first openly transgender rabbi to be ordained by a seminary in Judaism (Hebrew Union College in Los Angeles). You can learn more at: www.elliotkukla.com.

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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

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