East Bay Transgender Chevra

All transgender, transsexual or gender variant Jews and people in the conversion process are invited to attend the next meeting of the East Bay Transgender Chevra on Sunday, May 9th at 4pm in the Lake Merritt neighborhood of Oakland, CA.

Due to the need for confidentiality of our membership, please email Noach Dzmura at [email protected] providing a little information about yourself and what your interests/goals are for participating in the Chevra. In reply, Noach will send you additional information as well as the location of the meeting.

What does it mean to be Jewish as a transgender person?
Does one of the following ideas appeal to you?
* What are the unique contributions a transgender perspective might offer to Jewish tradition?
* Are you looking for a ritual or a blessing to take you through the next step of transition?
* Would you like to participate in a transgender minyan?
* Are you interested in helping to build a supportive transgender Jewish community in the East Bay?
* How about bikkur cholim (visiting the sick) for transpeople approaching surgery or recovering?
* Are you interested in exploring the intersections of transgender identity and Jewish canonical texts?
* Does a transgender Torah study appeal to you?
* Would you like to hang out with other transgender or gender variant Jews?
* Are you interested in helping to transform the East Bay Jewish community into a place where gender-variance is celebrated?
* Want to have fun, see movies, take walks, have dinners, and converse with other Jewish transpeople?
* Are you interested in reading Jewish literature by transgender authors, or with transgender or gender variant characters, and talking about your thoughts with other transpeople?

Please visit http://www.brerrabbi.com for more information!