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Orthodox wrestle with Jewish law and transgender issues

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Published: 12 April 2016

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Orthodox rabbis wrestle with Jewish law and transgender issues – Uriel Heilman - The Times of Israel 08.04.16
If a transgender Jew shows up at an Orthodox synagogue, on which side of the mechitzah barrier separating the sexes should the person be seated? Is a woman who transitioned to male required to put on tefillin daily? Can a man who becomes a woman marry under Orthodox law? Can the circumcision requirement of conversion be waived if the convert is male but has no penis?
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Israeli Orthodox rabbinical group calls for acceptance of gays and lesbians – Yair Ettinger – Haaretz 10.04.16
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