Converting to Judaism about a year ago, a transgender man in
Washington asked his rabbi a pointed question about the last step in the
process, which calls for dunking naked in a ritual bath.
Could he locate a transgender man to serve as the required witness for this immersion?[...]
The mikvah — most commonly used by traditional Jewish women
to mark the end of their menstrual periods — is where a transgender
person may first discover how a Jewish community treats its transgender
members. [...]
Each mikvah witness must be a supportive person, said Berman —
someone who “isn’t going to flip out when they see a body that might
look different from what they would have expected.”
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