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Holy is Transition
we are all always transitioning, through space, time, identity, transitioning
Ariel Tovlev
Jul 2, 20251 min read


Is Our Desire to Create "Safe Spaces" Supporting Segregation? A Reflection on How Communities Protect Trans Children but Avoid Trans Adults
It is not enough to protect trans kids if we are not empowering and honoring trans adults. Much of the transgender rights movement has...
Ariel Tovlev
Mar 29, 20247 min read


Trans Love is Miraculous
Anyone who has been in love knows how otherworldly the feeling is: the out-of-body feeling of weightlessness, the in-the-body feeling of...
Ariel Tovlev
Aug 15, 20205 min read


Anti-Trans Legislation
The government's attempt to roll back trans healthcare protections is personal to me. Between 2014-2015, I spent an entire year trying to...
Ariel Tovlev
Jun 14, 20204 min read


Living Out Loud
I've been thinking about something lately. I know I talk a lot about being trans. And some people who haven't known me very long might be...
Ariel Tovlev
Dec 24, 20194 min read


Gender Neutral English and Hebrew
Language that we use holds meaning and weight. We categorize things based on the words that we use for them. Without each of their...
Ariel Tovlev
Apr 3, 20195 min read


The Only One
Sometimes people ask me how things are going for me, with regard to me being a trans rabbinical student. And I really appreciate the...
Ariel Tovlev
Mar 12, 20193 min read


What's In a Name?
A lot of people didn't know me before my transition, so not everyone knows that the name Ariel was given to me by my parents at birth....
Ariel Tovlev
Dec 4, 20174 min read
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