A Transwoman In An Ultra-Orthodox World
think.kera.org February 5, 2020 28Abby Chava Stein grew up without the Internet, in a strictly gender-segregated, Orthodox Jewish society. That was when she lived her life outwardly as a boy – and prayed each night that she might be able to live has a girl. The former rabbi turned trans activist joins host Krys Boyd to talk about her path from Hasidic Judaism to a new life that feels sincere — though far from simple. Her new book is called “Becoming Eve: My Journey from Ultra-Orthodox Rabbi to Transgender Woman.”