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Rabbi Becky Silverstein

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Rabbi Becky Silverstein @rabbibecky.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
May this year bring us deeper into relationship with one another. May each of us do the work to open our hearts more widely to our family, our friends, our neighbors, and those we will never meet and whose experiences we only barely know. May all of this bring peace.
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Rabbi Becky Silverstein @rabbibecky.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
I am enjoying this moment in my queer life where my BFF just texted me to take her brisket out of my freezer for the chosen family (and then some) Rosh Hashanah dinner that she is hosting on Friday night. #queeragenda #roshhashanah
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Rabbi Becky Silverstein @rabbibecky.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Spending time with the Shel Maala Advisory Board tonight. It's been too long since I've found myself talking Torah in a room of mostly trans Jews. My heart is full. What a gift to be invited to be with these folks. Check them out: shelmaala.org
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Shel Maala
Shel Maala is a digital-first queer Yeshiva, founded in 5781(/2020), in the deep belly of the Covid-19 Pandemic. Our dream is to serve as a fully-stocked, radically irreverent, unapologetically gay Ye...
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Rabbi Becky Silverstein @rabbibecky.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
So grateful for the team at @southernequality.bsky.social. Their work and hustle and love and compassion has changed the lives of trans youth and their families. It is a gift to support them today and every day.
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Rabbi Becky Silverstein @rabbibecky.bsky.social · 07/06/2026
Listen, all I did was walk alongside him and ask what he would do to support trans youth.
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Rabbi Becky Silverstein @rabbibecky.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
Being a nonbinary trans guy graduate of Smith College colors my relationship with the college on most days. That's even more true today. Trans women are women. They belong at Smith College. Fascism sucks.
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Rabbi Becky Silverstein @rabbibecky.bsky.social · 09/02/2026
It's okay to just let it all sink in. To look up the references. To learn new things. To watch it again. To digest the artistry and power of the entire performance. To wish you knew more Spanish (and know that you still might not have understood it all). What a gift.
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Rabbi Becky Silverstein @rabbibecky.bsky.social · 13/01/2026
What are folks using for secure note-taking and sharing? Cryptpad is really not working for me this morning. BAH. And hi. Sending each of you strength and love and care in these fascist times.
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Rabbi Becky Silverstein @rabbibecky.bsky.social · 19/09/2025
Not gonna lie. Felt some fear today. Felt it this week. It's been a week. Reconnected to my courage on our In Our Name campaign call. Found more on a local organizing signal chat. And connected to the courage of others at the #NoKingsKickOff.
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Bend the Arc: Jewish Action @bendthearc.bsky.social · 22/05/2025
We are heartbroken by the murder of Sarah Milgrim and Yaron Lischinsky, two young Israeli Embassy aides shot outside an event at the Capital Jewish Museum in Washington, D.C. 🧵 1/5
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Rabbi Becky Silverstein @rabbibecky.bsky.social · 01/05/2025
Confession: I almost put our copy of "Pride Puppy" in the "to give away box." How many ABC books do my kids need? True it's the only Pride ABC book we have, but we have at least six other ABC books and several pride books. And now, well, now its back on the shelf.
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Rabbi Becky Silverstein @rabbibecky.bsky.social · 01/04/2025
Did you know you can be a @jfrejnyc.bsky.social member even if you don't live in NYC? While "diaspora" members aren't their core constituencies, we are still welcome!
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Rabbi Becky Silverstein @rabbibecky.bsky.social · 11/03/2025
What a week. (it's only Tuesday)
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Rabbi Becky Silverstein @rabbibecky.bsky.social · 11/03/2025
Chris Murphy is doing the work, y'all. Here, in the Senate, everywhere.
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Rabbi Becky Silverstein @rabbibecky.bsky.social · 06/03/2025
Listen. Boston isn't perfect. @mayorwu.boston.gov is not perfect. And this is pretty darn perfect. I join with Mayor Wu to say to my neighbors "You belong here." And also that I'm sorry that I don't speak Spanish nearly as well as my pretty close to bilingual kids.
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The Shalom Center @theshalomcenter.bsky.social · 04/03/2025
THIS THURS 3/6! — Panelists will unpack the stories we’ve inherited, reckon with harm they may cause, and dream about new Jewish stories we might tell going forward, for a world that desperately calls us to see that we are all in this together. More: theshalomcenter.org/events/new-jewish-story
Event flyer for The Shalom Center's event "A New Jewish Story (and why it's so desperately needed)". Event description reads "A pre-Purim book talk with Peter Beinart, Rabbi Nate DeGroot, and authors from The shalom Center's Chapter 9 Project. 3/6/26 | 7pm ET".  Text is in black in white boxes. The image has the faces of all the presenters, as well as the book covers of Peter Beinart's "Being Jewish after the Destruction of Gaza" and The Shalom Center's Chapter 9 Project, against a gradient background of blue to purple.
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Rabbis for Ceasefire @rabbis4ceasefire.bsky.social · 04/03/2025
Yesterday, hundreds of Jews gathered outside of the ADL conference in Midtown Manhattan to show that the ADL does NOT speak for us– and is actively putting us in danger.
People holding black and white signs that say "ADL is bad for Jews" and "Jews say no to ethnic cleansing" photo by Daniel Efram
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Jews For Racial & Economic Justice Action @jfrejnyc.bsky.social · 03/03/2025
🚨 HAPPENING NOW: Hundreds of Jews — including rabbis, community leaders, and former ADL staffers — are gathered outside of the ADL conference in Midtown Manhattan to say that we reject the ADL’s support for Trump & Musk’s agenda. #RejectADL
Jews for Racial & Economic Justice sign 
Jews say no to ethnic cleansing sign 
ADL is bad for the Jews sign Speakers at #RejectADL event Sign: Safety in solidarity, not authoritarians 
Jews say no to deportations
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Rabbi Becky Silverstein @rabbibecky.bsky.social · 19/02/2025
Tonight. 7pm ET. Join us. Be in community. Learn some things. Take action. Build a world where we all get to thrive. Register here: bit.ly/JPledge4Tran...
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Rabbi Becky Silverstein @rabbibecky.bsky.social · 13/02/2025
I joined 350 of my Jewish clergy colleagues and other notable Jews in taking out this full-page ad in the New York Times to oppose Trump’s plans for ethnic cleaning of Palestinians in Gaza. Join us at saynotoethniccleansing.org

 #saynotoethniccleansing #whatrabbisdo
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IfNotNow🔥✡️ @ifnotnowmovement.org · 13/02/2025
As Jews for Shared Safety, we know our history demands that we take a stand against ethnic cleansing—wherever it happens. Trump wants to erase Palestinians from Gaza. We must be louder than ever. 350+ rabbis & Jewish figures are taking a stand in a historic NYT ad rejecting his genocidal rhetoric.
photo of a full page ad in New York Times with a large header saying

Trump has called for the removal of all Palestinians from Gaza.
Jewish people say
NO
to ethnic cleansing!

followed by many names printed in 6 columns, taking up most of the page Trump has called for the removal of all Palestinians from Gaza.
Jewish people say
NO
to ethnic cleansing!
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Rabbi Becky Silverstein @rabbibecky.bsky.social · 10/02/2025
Really looking forward to the 2nd Annual Conference on the Jewish Left, especially my chance to talk with @joware.bsky.social and @audrey-sasson.bsky.social! Feb 28th. In person and online. Register here: www.bu.edu/cura/the-jew...
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Rabbi Becky Silverstein @rabbibecky.bsky.social · 24/01/2025
Just heard @adriennemareebrown.bsky.social share this on the @workingfamilies.org mass call. Tarot is the edge of my comfort zone and this resonates deeply.
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Rabbi Becky Silverstein @rabbibecky.bsky.social · 24/01/2025
Starting now!
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Rabbi Becky Silverstein @rabbibecky.bsky.social · 15/01/2025
A snippet of the Statement from the Parents Circle/Family Forum, Palestinian & Israeli Bereaved Families for Peace on the Ceasefire. Read the whole 🧵 for the whole statement.
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Rabbi Becky Silverstein @rabbibecky.bsky.social · 10/01/2025
Some opportunities for LA fire specific pre-Shabbos tzedekah (giving): 1) Any of the gofundme pages listed in this directory
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Gender Liberation Movement @genderlib.com · 09/01/2025
Allow us to (re)introduce ourselves! 👋🏽 Gender Liberation Movement (GLM) is an intersectional organizing collective elevating bodily autonomy & self-determination for ALL. Co-founders @RaquelWillis.com & @ElielCruz.com spoke to @rollingstone.com all about it. www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
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These Trans-Rights Advocates Aren't Waiting for Dems to Save Them
The Gender Liberation Movement, a new trans rights advocacy group, is taking on Trump's anti-trans agenda — whether Democrats are with them or not.
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Rabbi Becky Silverstein @rabbibecky.bsky.social · 08/01/2025
Many folks asking me if I know when/if the Torah scrolls were evacuated from Pasadena Jewish Temple and Center. They were and the question reflects a deeply held belief about what is central -- Torah and each other (are folks safe is the first question asked). #eatonfire
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Rabbi Becky Silverstein @rabbibecky.bsky.social · 27/12/2024
Wrote something on the parsha and being trans. tl:DR. There is something a little trans about Joseph and trans people are miracles. Read the full piece and then watch the Chase Strangio video that follows this post. hebrewcollege.edu/blog/the-tru...
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The Truth that Sets us Apart | Hebrew College
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Assigned Media @assignedmedia.org · 04/12/2024
How does a transgender news outlet cover a major national story? We center trans voices, and we tell the truth without showing excessive deference to the justices who are holding our lives in the balance. Read Assigned Media's story on US vs Skrmetti.
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Supporters of Trans Rights Rally Despite Conservative Court’s Ominous Leanings — Assigned
Outside supporters of trans rights showed their fighting spirit. While inside, questions about detransition signaled court’s openness to gender affirming care bans.
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Alejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 03/12/2024
Anti trans activist Benjamin Ryan previously reported on spurious accusations that Boston Children's rushed trans youth through assessment. The Boston Globe spoke with actual families and they completely contradict those blatant distortions. www.bostonglobe.com/2024/12/03/m...
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A former director called the Boston Children’s transgender clinic ‘reckless.’ Families say that couldn’t be further from the truth. - The Boston Globe
The families shared their experiences — described in dozens of hours of interviews and substantiated by records shared with the Globe — as a counterweight to what they regard as unfounded concerns abo...
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Rabbi Becky Silverstein @rabbibecky.bsky.social · 02/12/2024
On Wednesday I'll fly to DC to gather with trans community and allies outside the Supreme Court. Inside, the court will be hearing oral arguments in US v. Skrmetti, the case over Tennessee’s ban on puberty blockers and hormone therapy for treatment of gender dysphoria in transgender minors.
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Rabbi Becky Silverstein @rabbibecky.bsky.social · 26/11/2024
So glad the NYT continues to meet my ridiculously low expectations
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Rabbi Becky Silverstein @rabbibecky.bsky.social · 25/11/2024
No one asked what I was listening to and I'm going to tell you anyway. The TransLash podcast. The Anti-trans Hate Machine. If I had more time I'd add The Mess. Anything @translashmedia.bsky.social puts out.
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Rabbi Becky Silverstein @rabbibecky.bsky.social · 19/11/2024
Welcome to new folks following me. FYI -- There are many things shifting in the world at the moment (and all the time). One thing that is still true is that I have am on/off with social media. I also try to only share (here and in general) when I have something additive to say.
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Rabbi Becky Silverstein @rabbibecky.bsky.social · 18/11/2024
Great follows in this starter pack and in the replies. Thanks, @benlorber8.bsky.social!
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Rabbi Becky Silverstein @rabbibecky.bsky.social · 03/05/2024
Some Torah for the moment. What would it mean to be unequivocal in claiming each other as Jews, even across significant differences not just in religious and cultural practices but also political understandings and longings?
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Reaching for Torah - SVARA: A Traditionally Radical Yeshiva
Yesterday morning, I had the honor of sitting on a beit din for a conversion. It is always a blessing to be present as individuals commit themselves to our ancient and holy tradition. As I walked to t...
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Rabbi Becky Silverstein @rabbibecky.bsky.social · 05/02/2024
Have I mentioned that we are writing on family building? It's gonna be good!
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Rabbi Becky Silverstein @rabbibecky.bsky.social · 04/02/2024
Just hopped on here to let y'all know that the Trans Halakha Project Teshuva Writing Collective Cohort 2 is kicking off today and my heart is so full. svara.org/trans-halakh...
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Rabbi Becky Silverstein @rabbibecky.bsky.social · 11/12/2023
Y'all! My chevruta and JSP Co-Founder & Creative Director Rabbi Adina Allen wrote a book! I've preordered a copy - order yours today! The Place of All Possibility is a paradigm-shifting work that reframes the whole of Torah as a contemporary guidebook for creativity.
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The Place of All Possibility - Ayin Press
*Publication Date: Spring 2024* About the book The Place of All Possibility is a paradigm-shifting work that reframes the whole of Torah ...
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Rabbi Becky Silverstein @rabbibecky.bsky.social · 30/11/2023
Wrote on Parashat Vayishlach. ... certainty is elusive at best, and we make our decisions with neither divine assurance nor the assurance that our fear and desire for Jewish safety and liberation will be taken seriously by our neighbors or policymakers.
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Our Spiritual Legacy: Torah, Lovingkindness, Struggle, Uncertainty | Hebrew College
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Rabbi Becky Silverstein @rabbibecky.bsky.social · 20/11/2023
Lists of names... trans folks, Israelis, Palestinians. All complex human beings with stories and lives. We can do better. We can build a world with more justice, more peace, more dignity, more connection. I know it.
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Rabbi Becky Silverstein @rabbibecky.bsky.social · 18/10/2023
Today is a good day to remind folks that political analyses and beliefs don't determine whether or not someone is a Jew. Nor are they representative of whether or not someone is in mourning or pain in this moment. Let's be kind to our fellow Jews.
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Rabbi Becky Silverstein @rabbibecky.bsky.social · 11/10/2023
In today's rabbi-ing, I'm heading to the MA State House to offer faith-based testimony in support of the #HealthyYouthAct. Cheers to medically accurate, queer inclusive, consent based sex-ed! Excited to pair my "consent is holy" sweatshirt with a my button up and tie. #MApoli
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Rabbi Becky Silverstein @rabbibecky.bsky.social · 04/10/2023
Here is @elizabethwarren.bsky.social's DC office #(202) 224-4543
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Rabbi Becky Silverstein @rabbibecky.bsky.social · 04/10/2023
Here is @elizabethwarren.bsky.social's DC office #(202) 224-4543
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Rabbi Becky Silverstein @rabbibecky.bsky.social · 19/09/2023
YEEEEEEEEEEEEES! The new comprehensive health and physical education curriculum frameworks were passed by the MA Board of Ed this morning!!!!! Hello to sex ed frameworks that are comprehensive, medically accurate, queer affirming realities AND teach consent! www.wbur.org/news/2023/09...
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Rabbi Becky Silverstein @rabbibecky.bsky.social · 24/08/2023
One day I'll write more about the Jewish Futures Pledge & how it limits our understandings of community, future, & freedom. For now, let's just say that I wish Jewish funders be more expansive with their giving. -- Signed a Jewish funder who believes my freedom is tied to all of yours.
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Rabbi Sandra @rabbisandra.org · 22/08/2023
"By supporting transgender people in their journey, we acknowledge that every soul is a reflection of the Divine and deserves to express that image in its fullest, most authentic form.” open.substack.com/pub/rabbisan...
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The Divine Image in Every Person: A Jewish Perspective on Transgender Rights
This week we enter into the Torah portion Ki Teitzei, which begins in Deuteronomy 21:10. This week's Torah portion contains 74 mitzvot or commandments. There are 613 commandments listed in the Torah, ...
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JewSky Plus Feed @jewsky-feed.bsky.social · 16/08/2023
Hello Jews of Bluesky. If you would like to be included in the new JewSky Plus feed repost this! And if you ever want to be removed from it, undo the repost! bsky.app/profile/did:plc:24atmhsxsl…
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