I don’t think she\/he’ll get an aliyah at an Orthodox shul.<\/p>\n
(JTA)<\/a> \u2014 When Rafi Daugherty went to the hospital for the birth of his first child, he posted a sign on the delivery room door. \u201cI didn\u2019t want them to assume that I identified as female because I was having a baby,\u201d he said. I don’t think she\/he’ll get an aliyah at an Orthodox shul. (JTA) \u2014 When Rafi Daugherty went to the hospital for the birth of his first child, he posted a sign on the delivery room door. \u201cI am a single … Continue reading
\n\u201cI am a single transgender man having my first baby,\u201d it read. \u201cI use he\/him\/his pronouns and will be called \u2018Abba\u2019 (Hebrew for father) by the baby. Papa, Dad, Daddy, Father \u2026 are also ok.\u201d
\nRafi, 33, wanted hospital staff to be prepared for what they were about to see: a man laboring in bed.<\/p>\n
\nAfter eight hours of labor, Rafi was holding his 7-pound, 10-ounce daughter: Ettie Rose, named, in the Jewish tradition, for Rafi\u2019s maternal grandmother and great-grandmother.
\nSince bringing Ettie home from the hospital, Rafi\u2019s days have been filled with frequent feedings \u2014 unable to nurse, he gives his daughter donor breast milk \u2014 and diaper changes and stroller walks around his Denver neighborhood.
\nNearly five months on, Ettie is a thriving infant with an impressive collection of plush seahorses.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"