Saffron Mala Kaplan (she/her) is a scholar of midrash and queer Judaism based in Austin, Texas. She currently works at UT Austin's Center for Middle Eastern Studies and is a member of Congregation Agudas Achim where she teaches Hebrew school and is a frequent lay leader. Saffron plans to attend rabbinical school in the near future.
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