Becky Silverstein
By Becky Silverstein
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Opinion Jews Must Support The Trans Community — Our Lives Depend On It
The Facebook messages usually start with a shy “Hi, Rabbi Becky,” though sometimes it is more direct: “Can I ask you a question?” They almost always come from the transgender and gender-nonconforming young people I know through my work with Keshet’s LGBTQ and Ally Teen Shabbatonim. On any day, I am balancing conversations about coming…
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Opinion This Transgender Rabbi Is Standing Up to Ben Shapiro’s Hateful Rhetoric
Right-wing pundit Ben Shapiro, speaking at Yeshiva University on Monday night, declared that “transgender people are unfortunately suffering from a significant mental illness” and that “Torah Judaism does not support social justice.” In the same breath, he delivered his views on how to be a mensch. As a transgender rabbi, a Jewish educator and an…
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