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М-да.

NEW YORK (JTA) -- In a groundbreaking move to recognize the experiences of transgender Jews, the Reform movement has published several prayers for sanctifying the sex-change process.

The Union for Reform Judaism this week released the second edition of Kulanu, the union's 500-page resource manual for gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender inclusion. The guide includes two blessings authored by Rabbi Elliot Kukla for transitioning genders.

Kukla, who was known as Eliza when ordained in 2006 by the movement's New York seminary, originally wrote the blessings for a friend who wanted to mark each time he received testosterone therapy. Still, Kukla believes they are appropriate for multiple moments in the sex-change process, including "moments of medical transitions."

[...]

The first Hebrew blessing praises God as "the Transforming One to those who transform/transition/cross over." A second blessing, intended to be said after completing the transition process, praises God, "who has made me in his image" -- a reference to the description in Genesis of the creation of Adam.

A final blessing is the familiar Shehechiyanu, traditionally recited to mark special events or notable firsts.
http://www.jta.org/cgi-bin/iowa/news/article/20070808transgenderReformJews.html

Date: 2007-08-10 07:44 pm (UTC)

Date: 2007-08-12 06:29 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] ziska.livejournal.com
I wish they would just leave G-d out of it...

Date: 2007-08-12 02:41 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] onionsoupmix.livejournal.com
I might write about this, if that's okay with you.

Date: 2007-08-13 04:22 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] ymarkov.livejournal.com
What I post in the open is fair game.

Date: 2007-08-14 06:34 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] avrom.livejournal.com
ПОДДЕРЖИ ФРЕНДА!
Кончается голосование в категории "Публицистика/История" (http://community.livejournal.com/il_blogawards/6021.html?mode=reply)

Голосовать могут все.
. Моя победа - , а она складывается из ма-аленьких кирпичиков - таких, как этот вроде никому не нужный конкрурс. - Голосовать можно тут, отправив коммент (http://community.livejournal.com/il_blogawards/6021.html?mode=reply), в котором написать слово avrom

Я послал Вам просьбу, поскольку вы мой френд. Я исхожу из того, что у меня не развлекательный блог - в основном идут довольно тяжелые и большие тексты.
И если кто-то меня читает - значит, ему эти мои тексты и идеи, как минимум, интересны, и я могу к нему обратиться за содействием в их, как минимум, дальнейшем обсуждении.

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