From Chasidic rabbi to transgender woman and activist: Abby Stein on creating a life on her own terms (part one)

The Good Edit: Gritty Conversations with Jewish Women

For episode 11 (part one) of The Good Edit, host Rebecca Davis speaks with transgender woman, activist, author, rabbi, speaker and educator, Abby Stein.
In the first instalment of this two-part gritty and grounded conversation, they explore:

• Abby's experience of growing up in Williamsburg's Ultra-Orthodox Vizhnitz community
• The relationship between Abby and her parents; their royal Chasidic status
• "Feeling different": grappling with religious, gender and sexual identity - all while presenting as an Ultra-Orthodox, cisgender, male Rabbi.
• Abby's Exodus: wrestling with leaving the community, why it seemed almost impossible - but finding the courage to do it anyway.

EPISODE RESOURCES: INTERNATIONAL SUPPORT FOR THOSE QUESTIONING THEIR ULTRA-ORTHODOX/ORTHODOX LIFESTYLE

• Pathways Melbourne (Australia): SMS 0403 822 406 for a callback; or e-mail [e-mail].
• Footsteps (US): Call 877-783-7755 or e-mail [e-mail]
• Hillel (Israel): E-mail [e-mail]
• Mavar (UK): Call 020 8144 5074; or e-mail [e-mail]

EPISODE RESOURCES: DEPRESSION

• If your life is in immediate danger, call 000 now
• Lifeline Australia. Call: 13 11 14
• Beyond Blue. Call: 1300 22 46 36

EPISODE LINKS

• Follow Abby Stein on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn
• Purchase Abby's Stein's book, 'Becoming Eve: My Journey from Ultra Orthodox Rabbi to Transgender Woman' (published by Seal Press)
• 'Celebrating Abby' by Rebecca Davis (The Australian Jewish News)

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