Shabbat Sermon: "Navigating Our Own Allyship"

Guest Rabbi Mike Moskowitz's Shabbat Sermon at Temple Beth Am, Los Angeles, December 7, 2024, introduced by Rabbi Adam Kligfeld. Rabbi Moskowitz explorex the verses that have historically been used to defend homophobia and transphobia, in the broader context of rabbinic sources and methodologies, as an introduction to the most frequently ask questions he receives at these intersections. Rabbi Mike Moskowitz is the Scholar-in-Residence for Trans and Queer Jewish Studies at Congregation Beit Simchat Torah, the world’s largest LGBT synagogue. He is a deeply traditional and radically progressive advocate for trans rights and a vocal ally for LGBTQ inclusivity. Rabbi Moskowitz received three Ultra-Orthodox ordinations while learning in the Mir in Jerusalem and BMG in Lakewood, NJ. He is a Wexner Field Fellow, Senior Rabbinic Fellow at the Hartman Institute, and the author of Textual Activism, Graceful Masculinity, and Seasonal Resistance. His newest book, Ancestral Allyship, is now available. Rabbi Moskowitz’s writings can be found at www.rabbimikemoskowitz.com (Youtube)Special Guest: Rabbi Mike Moskowitz.