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Friday, July 15 • 1:45pm - 3:00pm
A Case Study for Trans-Affirming Ritual and Learning: They Mitzvah or B'nai Mitzvah LIMITED

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Core milestone rituals can be a way that spiritual communities honor individuals and connect them to community, history, and the sacred. In many traditions, these milestone moments are often arranged with a binary and cisgender framework. When this is the case, rather than moments of affirmation and connection, these rituals can be barriers for transgender and nonbinary individuals. In this workshop, we will use the Jewish emerging adult ritual of B’Mitzvah to explore questions, tools, and innovations to make these rituals (both religious and secular) gender-affirming and celebratory of participants of all genders. Folks of all faiths and/or no faith welcome.[Advanced]
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Jackie Maris

Chicago Education & Training Manager, Keshet
Jackie Maris (she/her) is a queer, South African Pisces who has worn various facilitator hats throughout her career in education and community-building. She served as madricha (camp counselor) and Rosh Chinuch (Head of Education) with Netzer South Africa, taught as a cheder teacher... Read More →
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Rakhel Silverman

New York Education and Training Manager, Keshet
Rakhel Silverman (they/them) is Keshet’s New York Education and Training Manager. They double majored in Religious Studies and Sociology at Bryn Mawr College. Rakhel then served in the Avodah Jewish Service Corps in DC, working as a Community Organizer at Jews United for Justice... Read More →

Friday July 15, 2022 1:45pm - 3:00pm PDT
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