Ep. 98: My Grandmother’s Candlesticks: Diane Abrams on Feminism, Joy, and the Lubavitcher Rebbe

From the Inside Out: With Rivkah Krinsky and Eda Schottenstein

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Episode notes:
In this episode of From The Inside Out Podcast with Rivkah and Eda, join us for an inspiring conversation with a trailblazing woman, Diane Abrams, who has worn many hats: lawyer, professor, feminist leader, author, and devoted mother. Diane shares her extraordinary journey of balancing career and family, her close relationship with the Lubavitcher Rebbe, and the powerful legacy of her new book, My Grandmother’s Candlesticks. Discover timeless lessons on faith, resilience, and finding purpose in every stage of life. Perfect for anyone seeking wisdom, inspiration, and a deeper connection to their own story.

You can purcahse Diane’s book, My Grandmother’s Candlesticks, here: https://oupress.org/product/my-grandmothers-candlesticks/

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GUEST BIO:

Diane Schulder Abrams is an attorney who taught the first Women and the Law course in 1969 at the University of Pennsylvania Law School and then at New York University Law School. An activist at the forefront of the fight for women’s rights in the 1970s, she has written about women’s rights and also about issues related to the Jewish community. After reading an article that she published about her grandmother in 1974, the Lubavitcher Rebbe requested that she write more about her grandmother. Diane is now completing an intergenerational memoir titled My Grandmother’s Candlesticks: Feminism and Judaism.

BOOK LINK:
https://www.amazon.com/MY-GRANDMOTHERS-CANDLESTICKS-FEMINISM-MULTIGENERATIONAL/dp/1602805288/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?crid=2D33E9L67DC9T&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.ehTRFcBtcEnedwgcVMjmhthhsO6FIKvBMNj_