Jewish Ideas to Change the World

Abby Stein, an activist, speaker, and author, presents her Valley Beit Midrash lecture "The Intersectionality of Gender and Jewish Identity" before an audience at Temple Solel (www.templesolel.org/) in Paradise Valley, AZ.

ABOUT THIS LECTURE: The story of a girl, raised as a boy in the Hasidic world, ordained as a Rabbi, then left and came out as a Trans-Women. This session will explore the intersecting worlds of the Hasidic Community, Education, arranged marriages in today’s America, LGBTQ issues, and the story of the first Ex-Hasidic Transgender support group. Abby will share her story via pictures, videos, some texts, and a lot of storytelling.

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Show Notes

Abby Stein, an activist, speaker, and author, presents her Valley Beit Midrash lecture "The Intersectionality of Gender and Jewish Identity" before an audience at Temple Solel (www.templesolel.org/) in Paradise Valley, AZ. ABOUT THIS LECTURE: The story of a girl, raised as a boy in the Hasidic world, ordained as a Rabbi, then left and came out as a Trans-Women. This session will explore the intersecting worlds of the Hasidic Community, Education, arranged marriages in today’s America, LGBTQ issues, and the story of the first Ex-Hasidic Transgender support group. Abby will share her story via pictures, videos, some texts, and a lot of storytelling. DONATE: bit.ly/1NmpbsP 
LEARNING MATERIALS: Forthcoming For more info, please visit:
 www.facebook.com/valleybeitmidrash/
 www.facebook.com/cbiaz 
twitter.com/VBMTorah
 www.facebook.com/RabbiShmulyYanklowitz/ Music: "They Say" by WowaMusik, a public domain track from the YouTube Audio Library. ★ Support this podcast ★

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Jewish Ideas to Change the World delivers thought-provoking content by leading Jewish thinkers with diverse perspectives and backgrounds. It is produced by Valley Beit Midrash.

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