Abby Stein

Israeli-American author, rabbi, activist (1991-) · United States · On the map · Activists

Abby Chava Stein is an Israeli-American author, rabbi, activist, blogger, model, public speaker, and political consultant. A former member of New York's Haredi Jewish community and an ordained Orthodox rabbi, Stein made headlines after she came out as a trans woman in 2015.

Abby Stein is read about 109 times a day, in 19 languages.

A typical day, 30 days to 6 November 2026

The middle day of the days counted, so one week of news cannot move it. The line under it is the last 400 days, one point a day.

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A life in dates

2019“(on the Women's March:) "We are coming together with unity, not uniformity.”In their words19 January 2019Interview with NowThis NewsRead the whole statement

2017“People exotic-ise you [trans individuals) in a weird way. They conflate sexuality and gender, which have nothing to do with each other.”In their words2 March 2017Interview with The Jewish Chronicle (London, 2 March 2017]Read the whole statement

“Some religions might have at least a facade of a very anti-LGBT or very non-progressive culture so to speak -- or like you can’t be religious and be whatever.”In their words15 February 2017At Ramapo College of New JerseyRead the whole statement

“I have mood swings, but I can deal with that by watching Netflix and eating pickles.”In their words14 February 2017Interview with HaaretzRead the whole statement

“Society expects trans women to be perfect the way they expect all women to be perfect.”In their words2017Read the whole statement

2016“You’re saying God is all made up, but okay, who cares? People say, “I can’t pray because I feel like I’m talking to myself.” The rabbi would say, “Pray! That’s so good.”In their words9 June 2016Huffington PostRead the whole statement

1991Born1 October 1991

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Abby Stein at University of California, Berkeley in April 2016

Stein reads from her book, Becoming Eve, during a December 2019 talk at the California Institute of Integral Studies.

Stein (holding a shofar) and her then girlfriend, at a Black Lives Matter rally in Grand Army Plaza, Brooklyn, July 2020

Stein on stage at the 2019 Women's March

Stein with teenage trans activist, Jazz Jennings at the 2016 Philadelphia Trans Health Conference. They were both among those named "9 Jewish LGBTQ Activists You Should Know" by JTA and TOI.

In their own words 4

Abby Stein

4 statements, newest first

(On gender transition:) "It's hard, but it's possible.
17 June 2017 · In an interview with CNN, Own words
It’s past talking time. The time to say: ‘We’ll pray, and we’ll be fine’ is long over.
2 March 2017 · Interview with The Jewish Chronicle (London, Own words
The most effective path to resistance is when the persecuted, in whichever way it is, gather to fight back, together.
2017 · 2017, Own words