Rabbi Daniel Bogard@RavBogard

Rabbi at @crcstlouis; co-founder of campindigopoint.org 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈; activist in the fight to #ProtectTransKids from Red State governments. (he/him) 🖖

 St Louis, MO
centralreform.org
Joined June 2012
Getting to vote for @crystal_quade has been a dream of mine for years. Now let's elect her as the next Governor of Missouri! #WhenWeVoteWeWin
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For Halloween I dressed up as someone scared about the future of democracy. Please, for the sake of our children, vote for Democrats up and down the ballot. #VoteForDemocrats #SaveTheFuture #ProtectTransKids
A picture of Rabbi Daniel Bogard, a 41 year old Jewish man with a graying beard and glasses. He is dressed in a Crystal Quade for Governor shirt, and has two Crystal Quade for Governor yard signs on either side of him, held up by suspenders. He is a "walking Crystal Quade for Governor billboard."

ALT A picture of Rabbi Daniel Bogard, a 41 year old Jewish man with a graying beard and glasses. He is dressed in a Crystal Quade for Governor shirt, and has two Crystal Quade for Governor yard signs on either side of him, held up by suspenders. He is a "walking Crystal Quade for Governor billboard."

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Interested in learning more about Missouri's candidate to beat Ann Wagner and elect a Democrat in the MO2? Join me over on the clock app 9/19 at 7pm with the one and only @rayhartmann !
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I've known Rep. @crystal_quade for almost a decade. I've seen her stand up for Missourians who have no voice in our Capitol; I've watched her use the little power Dems have to greater effect than anyone imaged possible; and I've stood with her as she has hugged sobbing children who had to listen to their government call them broken and ugly. I have never been as excited to vote for a candidate as I am to vote for Crystal Quade for Governor of Missouri. I believe in Crystal Quade. And I believe that with our help, **she can win!**
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This summer #CampIndigoPoint brought together 130 trans, gender expansive, and LGBTQ kiddos 2nd-11th grades for a life-giving two weeks. We are saving lives with arts & crafts, campfires, and intergenerational queer community 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈 #protecttranskids
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Having trouble adjusting to someone's new pronouns? I've got two tips to help! #lgbt #protecttranskids
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Were the biblical Abraham and Sarah intersex? There's a 1500 year old Jewish tradition that says so 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈 #pridemonth #lgbt #lgbtq
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Did you know the poem on the Statue of Liberty was written by a lesbian Jewish woman? (Stay to the end for some of her spicier poems of queer longing). #wlw #pridemonth #lgbt #lesbiantwitter
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STL friends--join us for an informal, radically inclusive Shabbat afternoon. Mincha/Torah reading, potluck dinner, and a havdalah kumzits (sing-along). All are welcome!
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"Male and female, God created (singular) them" --The Ancient Rabbis 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈 #pridemonth #jewishlearning #protecttranskids
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One thing I've learned since 10/7 is that Jews mean something different by "zionism" than most non-Jewish folks mean by that word.
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In the 20th c American Ashkenazi Jews acculturated into whiteness & transformed their Jewishness into a faith; meanwhile Israeli Jews-overwhelmingly refugees from Arab lands-transformed Jewishness into a national identity. Both are new manifestations of what our means to be a Jew
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Askenazi Jews are *not* real Semites (nor is anyone else... because the whole idea of Semites was invented by German racists a couple hundred years ago 🤷)
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Access to abortion is a religious liberty issue for Jews who can become pregnant... And particularly in #RedStates with Religious Freedom Restoration Acts, we should be suing! #AbortionIsHealthcare #ReligiousFreedom
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LGBTQ 20-somethings, make a difference in the lives of queer youth and come be a counselor at CampIndigoPoint.org ! #ProtectTransKids
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There's no such thing as "just" a cultural Jew; every Jew is equally Jewish, regardless of their faith, their beliefs, and their practices. #JewishIdentityIsDifferent
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The Talmud is the Wikipedia of the Jewish people, 1st millennium.
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Playing cards and the ten year old just referred to "clubs" as "clovers", and y'all, it should be clovers.
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Rabbi Daniel Bogard@RavBogard
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Want to be inspired in this broken world? Three years ago a few of us dreamed up a camp for trans & LGBTQ kids; a place where every camper and every counselor is queer; an oasis in the storm of Red State hate. #ProtectTransKids 1/
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Live view
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LGBTQ+ folks--come be be a hero to the next generation of queer-youth! Be a counselor at Camp Indigo Point for two weeks in June, and save lives with campfires, arts & crafts, and intergenerational queer-community! #ProtectTransKids
a promo poster for CampIndigoPoint.org. "A two-week sleep-away camp for trans, gender expansive, and LGBTQ+ youth" Just outside St. Louis -- 150 LGBTQ+ Campers! Traditional Summer Camp activities LGBTQ+ Counselors and leadership For youth entering 2nd-11th grades June 8-21st Scholarships Available! Come be a counselor!

ALT a promo poster for CampIndigoPoint.org. "A two-week sleep-away camp for trans, gender expansive, and LGBTQ+ youth" Just outside St. Louis -- 150 LGBTQ+ Campers! Traditional Summer Camp activities LGBTQ+ Counselors and leadership For youth entering 2nd-11th grades June 8-21st Scholarships Available! Come be a counselor!

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Access to abortion has long been a religious requirement for Jews who can become pregnant. Here's a shortish look at some of the texts. #ReproShabbat #abortionrights
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My testimony before the Missouri Legislature to #ProtectTransKids (from a year ago!) is going viral in the grossest far-right corners of the Internet, so I figured I'd reupload it myself. Be gentle with yourselves, friends!
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Let no one say I won't publicly embarrass myself for the sake of helping LGBTQ+ youth! Come be a counselor / register a camper / donate to our camp; we're in the business of hope! #ProtectTransKids
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Want to better understand why your American Jewish neighbors feel so connected to Israel? It's almost never about theology, and instead is usually about sociology.
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Maybe the question I'm asked the most as a rabbi is "what do Jews believe about Jesus?" Here's my answer! (Spoiler: we think about him about as often as Christians think about Vishnu 🤷‍♂️)
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Were all Jews observant/'Orthodox' before modernity??? (Spoiler: nope!)
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"For as long as there have been Jews, there have been trans Jews. Because being trans is just another beautiful way of being human." #ProtectTransKids #MOLeg 🏳️‍⚧️
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The only hard part about raising a trans kid are the bigots and bullies who control Red States. This is a clip of my testimony against one of a handful of #bathroombills the #MOLeg just heard. #ProtectTransKids
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Yesterday the Missouri Legislature heard a record NINE bigoted, hatefilled bills targeting trans kids and LGBTQ Missourians. Here is my testimony before the House. #ProtectTransKids #MOLeg
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Replying to @RavBogard @roripn @HeatherFSpeaks
This is a full Senate Hearing room, filled with folks who drove hours to be here to #ProtectTransKids from our legislature. And the #MOleg is intentionally using up our time, to ensure that our voices aren't heard 12/
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Replying to @RavBogard @roripn
(though very grateful to have the incredible, inspiring @HeatherFSpeaks here as always)
A picture of two people, both in glasses. Rabbi Bogard is a white man in a suit in need of a haircut; Heather is a black woman wearing black.

ALT A picture of two people, both in glasses. Rabbi Bogard is a white man in a suit in need of a haircut; Heather is a black woman wearing black.

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Back in Pharaoh's Palace (IE the Missouri Capitol) for the first time this session, to face off against **nine** bigoted, bullying bills targeting LGBTQ Missourians. Livethread starting in 15min #ProtectTransKids
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I am an American Jew. This post is *deeply* antisemitic. If you are a justice-seeking person, and find yourself thinking things like this, I am begging you to unpack the antisemitism within your soul.
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Incredible to be here with @roripn for @KeshetGLBTJews's #Oustanding23 awards. I'm beyond humbled to be an honoree tonight. #ProtectTransKids
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Twitter friends-come learn with me! I hope this will be a transformative class on what it means to be a Jew, who we have been through the ages, and what our tradition asks of us today. Starts 10/24 5:30pmCT. Zoom link at centralreform.org. All are welcome!
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My Rosh HaShanah Teaching: "Germany, T'shuvah, and the Obligations of Our Pasts". Wishing everyone a happy, healthy new year! 🍎🍯 youtu.be/zVyYN8mb9T0

Germany, T'shuvah, and the Obligations of Our Pasts (Rabbi Daniel...

This is Rabbi Daniel Bogard's Rosh HaShanah teaching from 5784 (202...

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With apologies to me ancestors, I give you: #babyshark on the shofar 🤣👀🤪
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If you're at STL Pride, come say hi! (I'm walking in the parade with the Jewish community/Camp Indigo Point)
Rabbi Daniel Bogard, in sunglasses and a tie-dye shirt, at pride.

ALT Rabbi Daniel Bogard, in sunglasses and a tie-dye shirt, at pride.

Rabbi Daniel Bogard@RavBogard
25 Jun 2023
STL friends--join me at Pride tomorrow! The parade is at noon (I'll be with the STL Jewish community), and at 10 there's an interfaith service that is raising money for Camp Indigo Point❤️🏳️‍⚧️🙏
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It was an incredible first "Gay'la" for Camp Indigo Point tonight 🙏🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️. We raised about half of this summer's security costs ($14k!). If you can donate for scholarships & security for 150 LGBTQ+ campers, it would mean the world to us #ProtectTransKids secure.everyaction.com/Crp2y…
A picture of 130+ people at the indigo point gala. Most people are dressed informally in colorful clothes

ALT A picture of 130+ people at the indigo point gala. Most people are dressed informally in colorful clothes

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Here we go... #Bluesky
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I want to be super clear that I did *not* notice that Rev. @angellmike was photobombing this pic when i sent it to the press... That is just a happy accident #SilverLinings 🤣😎👀
A selfie I took at a rally for trans rights. Lots of people standing on a stage, with one person (Rev Mike Angell) looking directly at the camera and sticking out their tongue.

ALT A selfie I took at a rally for trans rights. Lots of people standing on a stage, with one person (Rev Mike Angell) looking directly at the camera and sticking out their tongue.

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This is the deeply disturbing truth that we have all had to come to terms with over the last 8 years.
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And just like that, the form is down; Well done activists!
A screenshot of the link to the Missouri Attorney general form to report suspected gender transitions ... That now says "the specified form no longer exists or is currently unpublished"

ALT A screenshot of the link to the Missouri Attorney general form to report suspected gender transitions ... That now says "the specified form no longer exists or is currently unpublished"

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Life in a Red State as the parent of a trans kid is like those early days of COVID. Ie, what we were told 2-days ago was 'overreacting!' is today's horrifying reality. The Missouri A.G. has created a website for neighbors to report "gender transitions that you have observed."
A screenshot of the Missouri Attorney General website. At the top it lists "Andrew Bailey, Missouri Attorney general" and then reads: "Transgender Center Concerns Form Complete this form to submit a complaint or concern about gender transition intervention you have experienced or observed in Missouri. The Attorney General is not a private attorney, but enforces the laws of the State of Missouri as written. By submitting this form, you agree that you may be contacted by the Attorney General’s Office about the facts stated in this complaint or concern. Please complete this form in as much detail as possible."

ALT A screenshot of the Missouri Attorney General website. At the top it lists "Andrew Bailey, Missouri Attorney general" and then reads: "Transgender Center Concerns Form Complete this form to submit a complaint or concern about gender transition intervention you have experienced or observed in Missouri. The Attorney General is not a private attorney, but enforces the laws of the State of Missouri as written. By submitting this form, you agree that you may be contacted by the Attorney General’s Office about the facts stated in this complaint or concern. Please complete this form in as much detail as possible."

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Chart showing the partisan breakdown of American Jews by movement. Net: 71d/26r, orhodox 20d/75r, conservative 70d/20r, reform 80d/20r, no particular branch 75d/22r

ALT Chart showing the partisan breakdown of American Jews by movement. Net: 71d/26r, orhodox 20d/75r, conservative 70d/20r, reform 80d/20r, no particular branch 75d/22r
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Replying to @RavBogard @yossy770
Pie chart of Jewish American demographics by movement. 37% reform, 32% no particular branch, 17% Conservative, 9% Orthodox, 4% other branch

ALT Pie chart of Jewish American demographics by movement. 37% reform, 32% no particular branch, 17% Conservative, 9% Orthodox, 4% other branch
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