Thought nonbinary gender was a modern concept? Think again. The ancient Jewish understanding of gender was far more nuanced than many assume.

The Talmud, a huge and authoritative compendium of Jewish legal traditions, contains in fact no less than seven gender designations

What's the point of reading if you can't retain it?

"What I'm saying is we're an opinionated and expressive people" summarizes us beautiful, and with that, our traditions ground us in how to have a disagreement while staying grounded and together while engaging in thoughtful debate and disagreement.

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