artist . attorney (she/her)
Jordan began creating ketubot in New Orleans in 2012, when some friends could not find a soferet who would hand-letter a ketubah for a queer couple using their desired language. Jordan was thrilled to provide the calligraphy and has loved working with folks to document their vows since. For several years, after returning to California, Jordan ran a Transgender Medical-Legal Partnership as a Staff Attorney at Bet Tzedek Legal Services in Los Angeles. In this role, she had the opportunity to work with hundreds of trans and nonbinary folks, drafting petitions to change their legal name and seek recognition of a changed gender marker to update identity documents. As an attorney, she witnesses firsthand how meaningful a legal name change can be. As a calligrapher and metal fabricator, she gets to celebrate name changes and other lifecycle events, in a spiritual and creative capacity. Jordan loves Jewish scribal arts, hand-lettering Hebrew calligraphy on paper, in metal, and in clay.
Jordan’s work is featured in the American Guild of Judaic Art 2022 Karen Walanka Exhibition. Several of her pieces are available for sale at the Skirball Cultural Center Museum Store in Los Angeles.
To commission a custom piece of jewelry or lifecycle document, email Jordan at jordan.a.aiken@gmail.com.