Mike Moskowitz: Judaism Unbound Episode 276 - Allyship Fundamentals
Mike Moskowitz is the scholar-in-residence for Trans and Queer Jewish Studies at Congregation Beit Simchat Torah in New York City. He joins Dan and Lex for a conversation about allyship, by cisgender Jews, toward transgender Jews. This episode is the fourth episode in a series that intertwines explorations of Judaism, through lenses of transgender experience, and explorations of gender, through lenses of Jewish experience.
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[1] Click here to learn more about Mike Moskowitz, and head to CBST.org to learn more about Congregation Beit Simchat Torah. Purchase Chaver Up: 49 Rabbis Explore What it Means to be an Ally through a Jewish Lens, which Moskowitz co-edited with Sharon Kleinbaum, via this link.
[2] Watch the livestream of Trans Jews are Here, a conference that CBST hosted, and Judaism Unbound co-sponsored, by clicking here. Listen in to a past episode of Judaism Unbound featuring CBST’s rabbi by tuning into Episode 122: Let’s Talk About Israel - Sharon Kleinbaum.
[3] Moskowitz references the Zohar, a foundational text of Jewish mysticism. Learn more about that text by listening to Episode 161: The Zohar - Daniel Matt.
[4] See the essay “Allyship is not in Heaven,” which Moskowitz referenced, and which he co-authored with Seth Marnin, here.
[5] Moskowitz alludes to the work of Joy Ladin, a past guest on Judaism Unbound. Learn more form her by listening to Episode 151: Judaism from a Transgender Perspective - Joy Ladin.