Podcast
On Being with Krista Tippett
It is Joy Ladin's memoir, detailing her transition from male to female identity in her mid-40s, and her experiences as the first openly transgender professor at an Orthodox Jewish institution. The book was discussed as a source of insight into Ladin's personal journey and its broader implications for understanding gender.
The Torah was not just a tree of life. It was the tree of my life, rooting my struggles in the 3000 year old struggles of the Jewish people, leading me along its terrifying branches towards the God wh...
— Episode: [Unedited] Joy Ladin with Krista Tippett
Episode: [Unedited] Joy Ladin with Krista Tippett
It is Joy Ladin's memoir, detailing her transition from male to female identity in her mid-40s, and her experiences as the first openly transgender professor at an Orthodox Jewish institution. The book was discussed as a source of insight into Ladin's personal journey and its broader implications for understanding gender.
The Torah was not just a tree of life. It was the tree of my life, rooting my struggles in the 3000 year old struggles of the Jewish people, leading me along its terrifying branches towards the God who inexplicably had created me.
Episode: Joy Ladin — Transgender Amid Orthodoxy: I Am Who I...
It is Joy Ladin's memoir, described as a Jewish journey between genders.
Joy laden is the author of several books of poetry and a memoir through the door of life.