Celebrating Transgender Day of Visibility: Jewish Resources for Allyship and Action

Jewish communities are embracing meaningful ways to support transgender rights and foster inclusive spaces. Below, you’ll find resources and actions to honor Transgender Day of Visibility through a Jewish lens.
Sharon Kleinbaum, RRC ’90, rabbi of New York City LGBTQ synagogue, picked to rejoin US religious freedom commission
Rabbi Sharon Kleinbaum, who has led New York City’s Congregation Beth Simchat Torah since 1992, is one of President Joe Biden’s choices to join the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom.
Out rabbi to begin tenure at local synagogue – Rabbi Alanna Sklover (‘13)
A graduate of the Reconstructionist Rabbinical College with a specialization in the congregational rabbinate, Sklover said she identifies with the strong sense of community and inclusion that the Or Hadash congregation cultivates.