When we approach texts and traditions with assumptions that are fundamental to trans liberation, such as respect of bodily autonomy and self-definition, we end up with readings that never would have been possible before.
Euphoric halakhah is the process by which we uncover legal principles and applications that enable us to find the authentic, affirming, joyful and liberatory expressions of who we are.
A genuinely egalitarian religious tradition can only exist when we consciously work to include voices that have been excluded, from the ancient world forward.
The big news was the founding of the Society for the Advancement of Judaism (SAJ) earlier that same year, creating an institution where radical change could happen.
Reconstructionist experimentation beginning with the bat mitzvah — and continuing on in so many different ways — has been profoundly impactful and transformative. That’s where the revolution happened and continues to unfold.