Transgender Day of Remembrance (November 20th) • the Open Siddur Project ✍ פְּרוֺיֶּקט הַסִּדּוּר הַפָּתוּחַ

This is an archive of prayers composed for or relevant to the International Transgender Day of Remembrance, an annual event occurring on November 20th. Founded in 1999 to memorialize the murder of Rita Hester, a transgender woman in Allston, Massachusetts, it has slowly evolved into an international day of action. By 2010, the Transgender Day of Remembrance was observed in over one hundred and eighty-five cities throughout more than twenty countries.
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תפילה להפך – מאבן בֹחן | Prayer for Transformation, from the poem “Even Boḥan” by Rabbi Ḳalonymus ben Ḳalonymus ben Meir (1322 C.E.)

Contributor(s):

Aharon N. Varady (transcription), Aharon N. Varady (translation), Nir Krakauer (translation), Isaac Gantwerk Mayer (translation), Steven Greenberg and Ḳalonymus ben Ḳalonymus ben Meir

Categories:

Transgender Day of Visibility (March 31st), Transgender Day of Remembrance (November 20th)

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תחינות teḥinot, 51st century A.M., 14th century C.E., Even Boḥan, gender identity, LGBTQ, shelo asani ishah, transgender prayer, Needing Vocalization

A prayer by רבי קלונימוס בן קלונימוס Kalonymus ben Kalonymus that appears in his poem ספר אבן בוחן, יג Even Boḥan (§13), describing the author’s wish to have been born a Jewish woman. . . .