Rena Yehuda Newman
Cartoonist | Illustrator | Editor | Writer | Educator | Independent Publisher

Rena Yehuda Newman
Cartoonist | Illustrator | Editor | Writer | Educator | Independent Publisher
Rena Yehuda Newman (They/Them) is a Jewish, transgender writer, educator, independent publisher, and comix artist living and working as a freelance illustrator, magazine editor, storyteller, writer, and educator in Brooklyn, NY. Their work celebrates the intersections of gender, sexuality, and spiritual identity. Their zines are distributed internationally, including their landmark publication, “The Testosterone Survey Zine”. In addition to their freelance career, Rena Yehuda is also a staff member at Judaism Unbound, working as the Director of the UnYeshiva’s Certificate Program in Unbound Judaism. Rena Yehuda is deeply passionate about communal memory, the power of art and storytelling, and queering the line between the personal and political. They are available for commissions of brachot, ketubot, name verses, comics, and Judaic art.