
Becoming Eve
My Journey from Ultra-Orthodox Rabbi to Transgender Woman
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The powerful coming-of-age story of an ultra-Orthodox child who was born to become a rabbinic leader and instead became a woman
Abby Stein was raised in a Hasidic Jewish community in Brooklyn, isolated in a culture that lives according to the laws and practices of 18th century Eastern Europe, speaking only Yiddish and Hebrew and shunning modern life. Stein was born as the first son in a dynastic rabbinical family, poised to become a leader of the next generation of Hasidic Jews.
But Abby felt certain at a young age that she was a girl. She suppressed her desire for a new body while looking for answers wherever she could find them, from forbidden religious texts to smuggled secular examinations of faith. Finally, she orchestrated a personal exodus from ultra-Orthodox manhood to mainstream femininity - a radical choice that forced her to leave her home, her family, her way of life.
Powerful in the truths it reveals about biology, culture, faith, and identity, Becoming Eve poses the enduring question: How far will you go to become the person you were meant to be?
©2020 Abby Stein (P)2020 Seal PressLos oyentes también disfrutaron...
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"Becoming Eve is a powerful, moving story of grappling with both gender and faith. Abby Chava Stein is a compelling storyteller who shows us how to follow the voice within--even when everyone and everything around us is telling us not to." (Danya Ruttenberg, author of Surprised By God and Nurture the Wow)
"Becoming Eve is a beautiful, haunting story of self-discovery. Her longing for truth, acceptance, and love will echo in the heart of every reader." (Leah Vincent, author of Cut Me Loose: Sin and Salvation After My Ultra-Orthodox Girlhood)
"'No agenda, just my story,' Abby Stein writes in the prologue to her fascinating memoir. And yet, her book delivers on a very definite agenda: helping us empathize with experiences radically different from our own. With humor and grace-and impressive erudition of Jewish mysticism-Abby Stein grants us entry into a singular, otherworldly capsule: the byzantine world of Hasidic 'royal' families and the Sisyphean pursuit of living an authentic life within it. (Shulem Deen, author of All Who Go Do Not Return, winner of the Prix Médicis and the National Jewish Book Award)
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- A Son's Search For His Family's Past
- De: Ariel Sabar
- Narrado por: Fajer Al-Kaisi
- Duración: 12 h y 6 m
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In a remote corner of the world, forgotten for nearly 3,000 years, lived an enclave of Kurdish Jews so isolated that they still spoke Aramaic, the language of Jesus. Mostly illiterate, they were self-made mystics and gifted storytellers and humble peddlers who dwelt in harmony with their Muslim and Christian neighbors in the mountains of northern Iraq. To these descendants of the Lost Tribes of Israel, Yona Sabar was born.
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- De Justin Hickman en 03-01-25
De: Ariel Sabar
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A Treasury of Adoption Miracles
- True Stories of God's Presence Today
- De: Karen Kingsbury
- Narrado por: Melissa Hurst
- Duración: 2 h y 58 m
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CBA best-selling author Karen Kingsbury - herself an adoptive mother - offers an inspiring collection of true stories to remind readers that God is present in every adoption. Providing the perspectives of people from a diverse set of backgrounds and age ranges, Treasury of Adoption Miracles features stories of inspiration and hope that will appeal to adoptive parents, their children, and lovers of nonfiction alike.
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Encouraging short stories about Adoption
- De Bostonmamaw en 01-29-25
De: Karen Kingsbury
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The Ungrateful Refugee
- What Immigrants Never Tell You
- De: Dina Nayeri
- Narrado por: Dina Nayeri
- Duración: 10 h y 33 m
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Aged eight, Dina Nayeri fled Iran along with her mother and brother and lived in the crumbling shell of an Italian hotel-turned-refugee camp. Eventually, she was granted asylum in America. She settled in Oklahoma, then made her way to Princeton University. In this book, Nayeri weaves together her own vivid story with the stories of other refugees and asylum seekers in recent years, bringing us inside their daily lives and taking us through the different stages of their journeys, from escape to asylum to resettlement.
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Amazing story of resilience and compassion
- De PAH en 09-06-19
De: Dina Nayeri
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A Suitable Boy (Dramatised)
- De: Vikram Seth
- Narrado por: Ayesha Dharker, Mahabanoo Mody-Kotwal, full cast
- Duración: 5 h y 44 m
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A Suitable Boy is Vikram Seth's epic love story set in India. Funny and tragic, with engaging, brilliantly observed characters, it is as close as you can get to Dickens for the twentieth century. The story unfolds through four middle class families: the Mehras, Kappoors, Khans, and Chatterjis. Lata Mehra, a university student, is under pressure from her mother to get married. But not to just anyone she happens to fall in love with.
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would prefer unabridged naration
- De Tamshine en 07-07-11
De: Vikram Seth
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The Sum of Our Days
- De: Isabel Allende
- Narrado por: Blair Brown, Isabel Allende
- Duración: 11 h y 12 m
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Isabel Allende reconstructs the painful reality of her own life in the wake of the tragic death of her daughter, Paula. Narrated with warmth, humor, exceptional candor, and wisdom, this remarkable memoir is as exuberant and as full of life as its creator. Allende bares her soul while sharing her thoughts on love, marriage, motherhood, spirituality and religion, infidelity, addiction, and memory - and recounts stories of the wildly eccentric, strong-minded, and eclectic tribe she gathers around her and lovingly embraces as a new kind of family.
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She does not disappoint
- De ChiChi's Rule en 06-01-22
De: Isabel Allende
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Secrets and Wives
- The Hidden World of Mormon Polygamy
- De: Sanjiv Bhattacharya
- Narrado por: Sanjiv Bhattacharya
- Duración: 15 h y 26 m
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What do we really know about modern practicing polygamists - not fictional ones like the Henrickson family on HBO’s Big Love? We’ve seen the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints in the news, the underage brides in pioneer dresses on a Texas ranch. But the FLDS is just one of many groups that have broken with mainstream Mormonism to follow those parts of Joseph Smith’s doctrine disavowed by the LDS Church. Gaining unprecedented access to these communities, journalist Sanjiv Bhattacharya reveals a shadow country....
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Great stories (+), religious amateur hour (-)
- De Douglas en 09-26-13
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Members Only
- De: Sameer Pandya
- Narrado por: Sunil Malhotra
- Duración: 10 h y 24 m
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Raj Bhatt is often unsure of where he belongs. Having moved to America from Bombay as a child, he knew few Indian kids. Now middle-aged, he lives mostly happily in California with a job at a university. Still, his white wife seems to fit in better than he does at times, especially at their tennis club, a place he's cautiously come to love. But it's there that, in one week, his life unravels. It begins at a meeting for potential new members: Raj thrills to find an African American couple on the list; he dreams of a more diverse club. But in an effort to connect, he makes a racist joke.
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Stick with it... so worth it!
- De Andrea R Martinez en 09-02-20
De: Sameer Pandya
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The Book of Separation
- A Memoir
- De: Tova Mirvis
- Narrado por: Tova Mirvis
- Duración: 9 h y 22 m
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Born and raised in a tight-knit Orthodox Jewish family, Tova Mirvis committed herself to observing the rules and rituals prescribed by this way of life. After all, to observe was to be accepted and to be accepted was to be loved. She married a man from within the fold and quickly began a family. But over the years, her doubts became noisier than her faith, and at age 40 she could no longer breathe in what had become a suffocating existence.
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- De Cortney en 01-05-18
De: Tova Mirvis
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Becoming Nicole
- The Transformation of an American Family
- De: Amy Ellis Nutt
- Narrado por: Amy Ellis Nutt
- Duración: 8 h y 44 m
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When Wayne and Kelly Maines adopted identical twin boys, they thought their lives were complete. But it wasn't long before they noticed a marked difference between Jonas and his brother, Wyatt. Jonas preferred sports and trucks and many of the things little boys were "supposed" to like; but Wyatt liked princess dolls and dress-up and playing Little Mermaid. By the time the twins were toddlers, confusion over Wyatt's insistence that he was female began to tear the family apart.
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- De book worm en 10-22-15
De: Amy Ellis Nutt
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Kissing Girls on Shabbat
- A Memoir
- De: Sara Glass
- Narrado por: Sara Glass
- Duración: 11 h y 39 m
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Growing up in the Hasidic community of Brooklyn’s Borough Park, Sara Glass knew one painful truth: what was expected of her and what she desperately wanted were impossibly opposed. Tormented by her attraction to women and trapped in a loveless arranged marriage, she found herself unable to conform to her religious upbringing and soon, she made the difficult decision to walk away from the world she knew. Sara’s journey to self-acceptance began with the challenging battle for a divorce and custody of her children, an act that left her on the verge of estrangement from her family and community.
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One of the best post-ortho stories available
- De Rikki SaNogueira en 03-06-25
De: Sara Glass
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It Gets Better . . . Except When It Gets Worse
- And Other Unsolicited Truths I Wish Someone Had Told Me
- De: Nicole Maines
- Narrado por: Nicole Maines
- Duración: 5 h y 50 m
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For the first time, in her own words, Nicole tells the story of her journey from childhood in rural Maine to the spotlights of Hollywood, sharing the lessons she’s learned along the way. With clever wit and unflinching honesty, she tackles some of the most insidious messaging absorbed by queer kids and all young women, from the idea that any one thing can (or should) ever really “fix” you, to wondering what’s wrong with you when things don’t always feel better, and reminding us that, sometimes, a happy ending is only the beginning of the story.
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Everyone should read this book!
- De Melanie Rule en 03-08-25
De: Nicole Maines
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Uncovered
- How I Left Hasidic Life and Finally Came Home
- De: Leah Lax
- Narrado por: Donna Postel
- Duración: 13 h y 41 m
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In Uncovered, Leah Lax tells her story - beginning as a young teen who left her liberal, secular home for life as a Hasidic Jew and ending as a 40-something woman who has to abandon the only world she's known for 30 years in order to achieve personal freedom.
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Overly long
- De Lynn Metzger en 11-01-20
De: Leah Lax
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If I Was Your Girl
- De: Meredith Russo
- Narrado por: Samia Mounts
- Duración: 7 h
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Amanda Hardy is the new girl in school. Like anyone else, all she wants is to make friends and fit in. But Amanda is keeping a secret, and she's determined not to get too close to anyone. But when she meets sweet, easygoing Grant, Amanda can't help but start to let him into her life. As they spend more time together, she realizes just how much she is losing by guarding her heart. She finds herself yearning to share with Grant everything about herself, including her past.
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The middle
- De Kirah en 06-02-16
De: Meredith Russo
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Gender Euphoria
- Stories of Joy from Trans, Non-Binary and Intersex Writers
- De: Laura Kate Dale - editor
- Narrado por: Laura Kate Dale
- Duración: 8 h y 9 m
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So often the stories shared by trans people about their transition center on gender dysphoria: a feeling of deep discomfort with their birth-assigned gender, and a powerful catalyst for coming out or transitioning. But for many non-cisgender people, it's gender euphoria that pushes forward their transition: the joy the first time a parent calls them by their new chosen name, the first time they have the confidence to cut their hair short, the first time they truly embrace themself.
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simply life changing
- De Grant Vargas en 06-01-24
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Becoming Nicole
- The Transformation of an American Family
- De: Amy Ellis Nutt
- Narrado por: Amy Ellis Nutt
- Duración: 8 h y 44 m
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When Wayne and Kelly Maines adopted identical twin boys, they thought their lives were complete. But it wasn't long before they noticed a marked difference between Jonas and his brother, Wyatt. Jonas preferred sports and trucks and many of the things little boys were "supposed" to like; but Wyatt liked princess dolls and dress-up and playing Little Mermaid. By the time the twins were toddlers, confusion over Wyatt's insistence that he was female began to tear the family apart.
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More narratives like this, please.
- De book worm en 10-22-15
De: Amy Ellis Nutt
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Kissing Girls on Shabbat
- A Memoir
- De: Sara Glass
- Narrado por: Sara Glass
- Duración: 11 h y 39 m
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Growing up in the Hasidic community of Brooklyn’s Borough Park, Sara Glass knew one painful truth: what was expected of her and what she desperately wanted were impossibly opposed. Tormented by her attraction to women and trapped in a loveless arranged marriage, she found herself unable to conform to her religious upbringing and soon, she made the difficult decision to walk away from the world she knew. Sara’s journey to self-acceptance began with the challenging battle for a divorce and custody of her children, an act that left her on the verge of estrangement from her family and community.
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One of the best post-ortho stories available
- De Rikki SaNogueira en 03-06-25
De: Sara Glass
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It Gets Better . . . Except When It Gets Worse
- And Other Unsolicited Truths I Wish Someone Had Told Me
- De: Nicole Maines
- Narrado por: Nicole Maines
- Duración: 5 h y 50 m
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For the first time, in her own words, Nicole tells the story of her journey from childhood in rural Maine to the spotlights of Hollywood, sharing the lessons she’s learned along the way. With clever wit and unflinching honesty, she tackles some of the most insidious messaging absorbed by queer kids and all young women, from the idea that any one thing can (or should) ever really “fix” you, to wondering what’s wrong with you when things don’t always feel better, and reminding us that, sometimes, a happy ending is only the beginning of the story.
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Everyone should read this book!
- De Melanie Rule en 03-08-25
De: Nicole Maines
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Uncovered
- How I Left Hasidic Life and Finally Came Home
- De: Leah Lax
- Narrado por: Donna Postel
- Duración: 13 h y 41 m
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In Uncovered, Leah Lax tells her story - beginning as a young teen who left her liberal, secular home for life as a Hasidic Jew and ending as a 40-something woman who has to abandon the only world she's known for 30 years in order to achieve personal freedom.
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Overly long
- De Lynn Metzger en 11-01-20
De: Leah Lax
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If I Was Your Girl
- De: Meredith Russo
- Narrado por: Samia Mounts
- Duración: 7 h
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Amanda Hardy is the new girl in school. Like anyone else, all she wants is to make friends and fit in. But Amanda is keeping a secret, and she's determined not to get too close to anyone. But when she meets sweet, easygoing Grant, Amanda can't help but start to let him into her life. As they spend more time together, she realizes just how much she is losing by guarding her heart. She finds herself yearning to share with Grant everything about herself, including her past.
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The middle
- De Kirah en 06-02-16
De: Meredith Russo
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Gender Euphoria
- Stories of Joy from Trans, Non-Binary and Intersex Writers
- De: Laura Kate Dale - editor
- Narrado por: Laura Kate Dale
- Duración: 8 h y 9 m
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So often the stories shared by trans people about their transition center on gender dysphoria: a feeling of deep discomfort with their birth-assigned gender, and a powerful catalyst for coming out or transitioning. But for many non-cisgender people, it's gender euphoria that pushes forward their transition: the joy the first time a parent calls them by their new chosen name, the first time they have the confidence to cut their hair short, the first time they truly embrace themself.
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simply life changing
- De Grant Vargas en 06-01-24
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Tomorrow Will Be Different
- Love, Loss, and the Fight for Trans Equality
- De: Sarah McBride, Joe Biden - foreword
- Narrado por: Sarah McBride
- Duración: 9 h y 18 m
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Before she became the first transgender person to speak at a national political convention in 2016 at the age of twenty-six, Sarah McBride struggled with the decision to come out—not just to her family but to the students of American University, where she was serving as student body president. She’d known she was a girl from her earliest memories, but it wasn’t until the Facebook post announcing her truth went viral that she realized just how much impact her story could have on the country.
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Amazing Trans story
- De MNB en 02-07-21
De: Sarah McBride, y otros
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Brazen
- My Unorthodox Journey from Long Sleeves to Lingerie
- De: Julia Haart
- Narrado por: Julia Haart
- Duración: 19 h y 11 m
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Ever since she was a child, every aspect of Julia Haart’s life—what she wore, what she ate, what she thought—was controlled by the dictates of ultra-Orthodox Judaism. At 19, after a lifetime spent caring for her seven younger siblings, she was married off to a man she barely knew. For the next 23 years, her marriage would rule her life. Eventually, when Haart’s younger daughter, Miriam, started to innocently question why she wasn’t allowed to sing in public, run in shorts, or ride a bike without being covered from neck to knee, Haart reached a breaking point.
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- De Vmi en 04-28-22
De: Julia Haart
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The Girly Girl
- A Feminization Romance
- De: Kenzie McKay
- Narrado por: Virtual Voice
- Duración: 1 h y 20 m
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“Is this your makeup in the bathroom?” My heart stops. I deny it. But she knows it’s mine. I've asked her out so many times, but each time she's told me no. Until now. After our dinner, I press my luck. Maybe just one drink back at my apartment? It's my only shot. And now it’s over because I didn’t hide my makeup. She’s going to storm out, and I’ll never see her again. But she doesn’t leave. She goes to my bedroom. When she comes out, she’s holding a dress. My dress. “I want you to wear this for me.” My mouth is dry, and my whole body is trembling. I can’t do this. I...
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- De Anonymous User en 11-03-24
De: Kenzie McKay
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A Fortress in Brooklyn
- Race, Real Estate, and the Making of Hasidic Williamsburg
- De: Nathaniel Deutsch, Michael Casper
- Narrado por: Steven Jay Cohen
- Duración: 13 h y 32 m
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Hasidic Williamsburg is famous as one of the most separatist, intensely religious, and politically savvy communities. Less known is how the community survived in one of New York City's toughest neighborhoods during an era of steep decline, only to later oppose and also participate in the unprecedented gentrification of Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Nathaniel Deutsch and Michael Casper unravel the fascinating history of how a community of determined Holocaust survivors encountered, shaped, and sometimes fiercely resisted the urban processes that transformed their gritty neighborhood.
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- De Michael en 08-05-24
De: Nathaniel Deutsch, y otros
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In Bad Faith
- Inside a Secret Ultra-Orthodox Sect and the Brutal Betrayal It Tried to Hide
- De: Dassi Erlich
- Narrado por: Dassi Erlich
- Duración: 10 h y 49 m
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As a young girl growing up in a strict ultra-Orthodox family, Dassi's life was preordained - marry young, live a devout life and raise children within the Adass community's religious rules. This righteous path would keep her safe from the immodest, secular world just a few blocks away in suburban Melbourne. But the Adass community was not safe for Dassi. She was fifteen when her revered school principal, Malka Leifer, started to single her out. Dassi's cloistered and harsh upbringing meant she didn't have the words for what was happening to her, but she knew it was very, very wrong.
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She's Not There
- A Life in Two Genders
- De: Jennifer Finney Boylan
- Narrado por: Jennifer Finney Boylan
- Duración: 11 h y 9 m
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The provocative best seller She's Not There is the winning, utterly surprising story of a person changing genders. By turns hilarious and deeply moving, Jennifer Finney Boylan explores the territory that lies between men and women, examines changing friendships, and rejoices in the redeeming power of family. Told in Boylan's fresh voice, She's Not There is about a person bearing and finally revealing a complex secret.
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Inspiring novel of MTF transition
- De Jamie en 03-01-18
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Fascinating!
Fascinating insights into what it feels like to be transgender and what it feels like to grow up in the ultraorthodox community. An authentic and compelling story that had me on the edge of my seat from beginning to end.
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- Lyssett Martinez
- 04-09-23
Brava Abby! A story of love and self-determination
I absolutely enjoyed reading about the intricate parts of the ultra orthodox Jewish community and the intersection of gender transitioning. There is pain related to the religious rigidity and misunderstanding of gender while there is love still. I really appreciate how that was conveyed with such deep appreciation for the people, the culture, the lineage, Judaism, and yet nothing stands in the right to live authentically.
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- 10-22-21
A captivating memoir
It was somewhat different than I expected but a I was not disappointed. It's not a gender transition book, it is more a book on hasidic Judaism. I did not know much about how it is to grow up in the hasidic community, so I learnt a lot. Growing up and knowing you are transgender all your life in this closed community gave the story a unique perspective on transgenderism.
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- Robin Lowry
- 05-04-23
Really touching.
Enjoyed this a lot. Loved the author’s honesty and her accent :). I learned so much about Orthodox Judaism. She is an inspiration.
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- 08-11-20
Truely Amazing
An amazing story all trans girls should listen to. Really appreciate that Abby Stein narrated this book. Could clearly hear every word.
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- Anonymous User
- 02-19-23
Riveting Read
I was enthralled from beginning to end of listening to this book. Thank you to Abby Stein for writing it & reading it to us. Your voice inflections were so vulnerable, you gave us your personality. Thank you for taking us on your life journey. May you go from strength to strength.
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- Talia Klein
- 05-10-20
Great story with abrupt ending
This was a great story and highly engaging. I found that it ended very abruptly and I wanted to know what happened in Abby’s leaving the community. It felt like a key part of the story was missing. Regardless, highly recommend if you are interested in this genre of memoirs or are looking to learn more about the experience of leaving the ultra orthodox community. Thank you for sharing your story, Abby.
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- Sandra C
- 11-07-21
Best book I've read in a long time.
One of the most heartfelt, honest, and raw stories I've had the pleasure of listening to. I'm very thankful to have come across this title that will forever stay with me.
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- R. S. Levik
- 06-23-21
The Soulful Story of a Male to Female Hasid.
Being somewhat connected to the LGBTQ community I have held up a wall toward the T or transgender part of the LGBQ community. Being attracted to the same gender is quite different than believing you are not the gender you were born in the body of. Either I never gave transgender a chance or I never heard an explanation that gave me any understanding of what being transgender actually means. This book, takes us from way out in right field to the heart and soul, and especially the soul of someone who lived this way since age 2 or 3. She tells of how she knew she was a she, while still being a he. She touches on how her fundamentalist Jewish culture, which is actually not so different from the the rest of society, follows unbending gender roles.
Because the Hasidic Jewish community which Abby grew up in, in Brooklyn, New York is so insular and keeps out knowledge and exposure of the rest of society, including non-orthodox Jews. The thought that she was a she while in a male body did enter and remained in her mind and soul from a very young age.
One gets a rare insight into the sheltered Hasidic Jewish world. We hear (or read) about this world as it is. Much of it quite positive, some not so positive. One does nott at all get the sense that one is being manipulated to show how beautiful nor how ugly the Hasidic Jewish world is or was. Abby shares what she shares with us. mostly just to give us an understanding of what she lived through. No doubt she has more to say. I look forward to hearing more. God bless her. Baruch Hashem.
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- Baddie Baddie Two Shoes
- 09-14-21
Wonderfully read by the author
There is no possibly way this could have been read by anyone other than the author. The story was as much a brief introduction to hasidic culture as it was a story of a young persons life as a closeted trans person. Still, the book will be relatable to those adults that didn't have the internet as a child and didn't know trans was for many years of their life.
In fact, I believe this is the most relatable book I've ever read on the subject and I didn't know what trans was until I was in my third decade of life. To that point I've only seen depictions on talk shows of sexualized and unrelatable individuals.
The book ends pretty abruptly at the coming out. Understandingly so, this is a young persons perspective, and they are still young when writing this. The details of their coming out process are not revealed. The relationship over time with their young child still remains to occur. If their family will accept it eventually it's unknown.
I recommend this book to anyone that ever wondered if trans people are created by the media, or if they occur naturally as history of many cultures would indicate.
I recommend this book to any young person that wonders how they themselves may have come to terms with trans, had they grown up not knowing about trans.
I further recommend this book to anyone with an appetite for learning.
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