Coalition for Jewish Values (CJV), representing over 2,500 traditional, Orthodox rabbis in America public policy, today announced a groundbreaking new guide, Rethinking Gender Affirmation, on issues of gender identity and dysphoria. Published in conjunction with Do No Harm, an organization opposing identity politics in healthcare, this comprehensive report equips rabbis and families with the facts, risks, and cultural context surrounding gender ideology and gender-affirming interventions.

The document cuts through noise and confusion generated by gender activists, correcting the record on Jewish Law and outlining the real and irreversible consequences of social, hormonal, and surgical interventions. Grounded in Torah values and supported by extensive research, Rethinking Gender Affirmation is a needed resource for those hoping to respond with wisdom, clarity, and moral responsibility.

“We are delighted to collaborate with Do No Harm to bring this resource to the public,” said CJV Southern Regional Vice President Rabbi Moshe B. Parnes, who is primary author of the first section of the paper, addressing Sex and Gender in Jewish Law. “In an environment where activists erroneously claim that Judaism recognizes ‘a wide range of gender identities,’ it is important for rabbis and laypeople to be equipped with the facts: that male and female are Divine creations, that these are unaffected by psychological difficulties, and that there are groups attempting to cloud these eternal truths in the vulnerable minds of our precious next generation. This is an important document that we hope will be studied broadly.”

“Jewish parents of gender distressed minors have had nowhere to turn for scientifically sound and doctrinally-based guidance when navigating their child’s gender confusion,” added Ian Kingsbury, Director of Do No Harm’s Center for Accountability in Medicine. “Our first-of-its kind guide offers an alternative to the deluge of misinformation parents are fed by radicalized medical professionals pushing a pro-transgender agenda. The guide uses both medicine and Jewish scripture to strip the activists’ narrative and expose the lies of the radical gender cult.”