![]() Soul and body have begun to knit, to kiss. ![]() Wiggle the steering wheel, shift the transmission, Joy Ladin, English professor at Yeshiva University and author of Through the Door of Life: A Jewish Journey between GendersĪ poem from her newest book of poetry, Impersonation:ĭeserves sashes and broaches, extra needles, florals and coral strands. Hers is a story of a poet, a Jew, and above all, a woman-in her own words, "caught in the act of becoming." Back in 2007, when the tenured English professor informed Yeshiva University that she would be transitioning her gender, the school first responded by putting her on indefinite leave. COUPON: RENT Through the Door of Life A Jewish Journey between Genders 1st edition (9780299287344) and save up to 80 on textbook rentals and 90 on used textbooks. In Through the Door of Life, Joy Ladin takes readers inside her transition as she changed genders and, in the process, created a new self. ![]() ![]() ![]() Joy is the first openly transgender professor at an Orthodox Jewish university, and Maureen’s 2009 conversation with her remains one of our most memorable. Professor Jay Ladin made headlines around the world when, after years of teaching literature at Yeshiva University, he returned to the Orthodox Jewish campus as a womanJoy Ladin. Before Caitlyn Jenner, there was Joy Ladin. ![]()
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