Gender Egalitarianism

Gender Egalitarianism

The CU Program in Jewish Studies and the CU Post-Holocaust American Judaism Collections

2017

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Shekhinah, who may appear female in relation to some and male in relation to others, has come to represent a pathway into gender One notable Jewish congregation in New York, for example, saw a remarkable increase in its membership after they voted to establish gender egalitarianism in their services in April 2007. Their formula for calling members to the podium for the honor of reading the Torah changed accordingly from the gender determined phrase of Ya’Amod (for men) or Ta’Amod (for women) to Na La’Amod, which means “please rise,” and uses the inherently gender-neutral infinitive. egalitarianism or gender neutrality for many Jews. “We affirm that all people deserve the respect of being referred to by the names and pronouns by which they identify,” says the congregation’s website. “How much the more so when they are being honored in public in sacred space!”