Gender Justice with Rabbi Reuben Zellman
Join us for a conversation with Rabbi Reuben Zellman, the first openly transgender person admitted to the rabbinical school at Hebrew Union College. Rabbi Zellman will share his story with students and offer a deeper understanding of the social justice issues faced by transgender and non-binary individuals. Participants will better understand these issues within the Jewish community and in the broader world.
This session is part of Cincinnati Hillel’s ongoing Tzedek series.
Rabbi Reuben Zellman was born and raised in California, and has studied and worked in Santiago de Chile, Jerusalem, New York and Los Angeles. He received his B.A. in linguistics from U.C. Berkeley, M.M. in choral conducting from SF State, and M.A. in Hebrew literature and rabbinical ordination at Hebrew Union College. An educator in the transgender community, Reuben speaks and has been published extensively on gender identity and religion.