non-binary language for God in taharah liturgy?

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Elizabeth Feldman

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Jun 17, 2026, 10:08:59 PM (8 days ago) Jun 17
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Hello dear ones - We are doing a revision of our gender-inclusive taharah liturgy. We are wondering what other groups are doing as far as God language - are you using the non-binarry Hebrew projecdt? Have you changed the God language at all in your liturgy? If you are using non-binary language for God, would you share it with us? How is it for tahara team members to get used to the different Hebrew?
Thank you so much!
Warmly,
Liz (Progressive Chevra Kadisha, Chicago)

Patricia Cluss

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Jun 23, 2026, 1:01:19 PM (2 days ago) Jun 23
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Here was our decision when we worked to ungender the Hebrew in our manual: 

Passages drawn from Tanakh and Mishnah that refer to biblical figures [and God] are left in their original language; passages addressing the meiteh have been made gender-neutral.


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