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Biennial conference of the Union for Reform Judaism overwhelmingly backed motion Thursday detailing steps to be taken by synagogues and congregations.
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In a historic vote Thursday morning, the Union of Reform Judaism—the representative body for the largest of America’s Jewish denominations—approved a groundbreaking transgender rights bill, the most far-reaching resolution of this kind of any major religious group in the United States, reports The Jewish Daily Forward.
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When Rabbi Elliot Kukla became the first out transgender rabbi ordained in the Reform Jewish movement almost a decade ago, he would get questions from other rabbis along the lines of “There’s a transgender congregant coming to services. What should I do?” He would tell the other rabbis to greet them with, “Shabbat shalom,” the traditional welcome for anybody.
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