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The Good Edit: Gritty Conversations with Jewish Women

The Good Edit: Gritty Conversations with Jewish Women

By: Rebecca Davis
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Hosted by journalist and writer Rebecca Davis, The Good Edit amplifies the stories of Jewish women.

In a series of gritty and grounded conversations, Rebecca speaks with a range of Jewish women - from entrepreneurs to activists; creatives to survivors of major adversity, and many more.

Rebecca and her guests delve into the journeys that have shaped us, the hardships we’ve overcome and go deep on the things so often left unsaid.

Why? Because our stories are our power. Because we need to see it, to be it, and by sharing our diverse stories, we challenge the limiting narratives in which Jewish women are too often framed.

These are good stories, inspiring good; elevating and empowering us to live courageously and on purpose.

So, this is us: bold yet vulnerable, unfiltered and gloriously imperfect. Loud and proud, claiming our own space.

Our good edit.

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For more about The Good Edit visit thegoodedit.co and follow @thegoodedit_ and @rebeccadavis___ on Instagram and Facebook.

Podcast Editor and Sound Engineer: Saul Muscatel.

The Good Edit acknowledges the Traditional Owners and Custodians of the land on which we live and create, the Boonwurrung people of the Kulin Nation. We pay our respects to their Elders past, present and emerging, and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures.

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Episodes
  • THE SEASON ONE WRAP / Host Rebecca Davis looks back - and forward to the future of The Good Edit

    THE SEASON ONE WRAP / Host Rebecca Davis looks back - and forward to the future of The Good Edit
    Dec 19 2021

    ...And that's a wrap for season one!

    The Good Edit host Rebecca Davis looks back on the past 12 episodes, shares some exciting personal news, and muses on the road ahead.


    EPISODE RESOURCES

    • Stay in touch, and join the conversation on Our Good Edit Facebook group.
    • And follow The Good Edit on Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn and Twitter.

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    MORE FROM THE GOOD EDIT & REBECCA DAVIS

    • To find our more about The Good Edit and subscribe to the newsletter, visit thegoodedit.co
    • To learn more about Rebecca and her work as a journalist and writer, follow her on Instagram, Twitter, LinkedIn, and visit rebeccadavis.com.au


    CREDITS
    Founder, Host, Producer: Rebecca Davis
    Editor & Sound Engineer: Saul Muscatel

    The Good Edit acknowledges the Traditional Owners and Custodians of the land on which we live and create, the Boonwurrung people of the Kulin Nation. We pay our respects to their Elders past, present and emerging, and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures.
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    9 mins
  • From Chasidic rabbi to transgender woman and activist: Abby Stein on creating a life on her own terms (part two)

    From Chasidic rabbi to transgender woman and activist: Abby Stein on creating a life on her own terms (part two)
    Dec 4 2021

    For episode 12 of The Good Edit, host Rebecca Davis speaks with transgender woman, activist, author, rabbi, speaker and educator, Abby Stein (part two).

    In the second instalment (if you haven't listened to part one yet, best to start there) of this two-part gritty and grounded conversation, they explore:

    • Abby’s decision to leave the Ultra-Orthodox community, and how she finally did it
    • Her transition - and response from her parents
    • How Abby best expresses her femininity
    • Abby’s experiences with transphobia and ‘haters’
    • Why the conversation needs to shift from ‘tolerance’ to ‘celebration’.


    EPISODE RESOURCES: INTERNATIONAL SUPPORT FOR THOSE QUESTIONING THEIR ULTRA-ORTHODOX/ORTHODOX LIFESTYLE

    • Pathways Melbourne (Australia): SMS 0403 822 406 for a callback; or e-mail info@pathwaysmelbourne.org.
    • Footsteps (US): Call 877-783-7755 or e-mail info@footstepsorg.org
    • Hillel (Israel): E-mail info@hillel.org.il
    • Mavar (UK): Call 020 8144 5074; or e-mail alex@mavar.org.uk


    EPISODE RESOURCES: DEPRESSION

    • If your life is in immediate danger, call 000 now
    • Lifeline Australia. Call: 13 11 14
    • Beyond Blue. Call: 1300 22 46 36


    EPISODE LINKS

    • Follow Abby Stein on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn
    • Purchase Abby's Stein's book, 'Becoming Eve: My Journey from Ultra Orthodox Rabbi to Transgender Woman' (published by Seal Press)
    • 'Celebrating Abby' by Rebecca Davis (The Australian Jewish News)

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    MORE FROM THE GOOD EDIT & REBECCA DAVIS

    • To find our more about The Good Edit and subscribe to the newsletter, visit thegoodedit.co
    • Be a part of the newly launched, Our Good Edit Facebook group
    • To join The Good Edit conversation, follow The Good Edit on Instagram,Facebook, LinkedIn and Twitter
    • To learn more about Rebecca and her work as a journalist and writer, follow her on Instagram, Twitter, LinkedIn, and visit rebeccadavis.com.au


    CREDITS
    Founder, Host, Producer: Rebecca Davis
    Editor & Sound Engineer: Saul Muscatel

    The Good Edit acknowledges the Traditional Owners and Custodians of the land on which we live and create, the Boonwurrung people of the Kulin Nation. We pay our respects to their Elders past, present and emerging, and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures.
    Show More Show Less
    41 mins
  • From Chasidic rabbi to transgender woman and activist: Abby Stein on creating a life on her own terms (part one)

    From Chasidic rabbi to transgender woman and activist: Abby Stein on creating a life on her own terms (part one)
    Nov 27 2021

    For episode 11 (part one) of The Good Edit, host Rebecca Davis speaks with transgender woman, activist, author, rabbi, speaker and educator, Abby Stein.

    In the first instalment of this two-part gritty and grounded conversation, they explore:

    • Abby's experience of growing up in Williamsburg's Ultra-Orthodox Vizhnitz community
    • The relationship between Abby and her parents; their royal Chasidic status
    • "Feeling different": grappling with religious, gender and sexual identity - all while presenting as an Ultra-Orthodox, cisgender, male Rabbi.
    • Abby's Exodus: wrestling with leaving the community, why it seemed almost impossible - but finding the courage to do it anyway.


    EPISODE RESOURCES: INTERNATIONAL SUPPORT FOR THOSE QUESTIONING THEIR ULTRA-ORTHODOX/ORTHODOX LIFESTYLE

    • Pathways Melbourne (Australia): SMS 0403 822 406 for a callback; or e-mail info@pathwaysmelbourne.org.
    • Footsteps (US): Call 877-783-7755 or e-mail info@footstepsorg.org
    • Hillel (Israel): E-mail info@hillel.org.il
    • Mavar (UK): Call 020 8144 5074; or e-mail alex@mavar.org.uk


    EPISODE RESOURCES: DEPRESSION

    • If your life is in immediate danger, call 000 now
    • Lifeline Australia. Call: 13 11 14
    • Beyond Blue. Call: 1300 22 46 36



    EPISODE LINKS

    • Follow Abby Stein on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn
    • Purchase Abby's Stein's book, 'Becoming Eve: My Journey from Ultra Orthodox Rabbi to Transgender Woman' (published by Seal Press)
    • 'Celebrating Abby' by Rebecca Davis (The Australian Jewish News)

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    MORE FROM THE GOOD EDIT & REBECCA DAVIS

    • To find our more about The Good Edit and subscribe to the newsletter, visit thegoodedit.co
    • Be a part of the newly launched, Our Good Edit Facebook group
    • To join The Good Edit conversation, follow The Good Edit on Instagram,Facebook, LinkedIn and Twitter
    • To learn more about Rebecca and her work as a journalist and writer, follow her on Instagram, Twitter, LinkedIn, and visit rebeccadavis.com.au


    CREDITS
    Founder, Host, Producer: Rebecca Davis
    Editor & Sound Engineer: Saul Muscatel

    The Good Edit acknowledges the Traditional Owners and Custodians of the land on which we live and create, the Boonwurrung people of the Kulin Nation. We pay our respects to their Elders past,

    Show More Show Less
    39 mins

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