Abby Stein

Israeli-American author, rabbi, and activist who speaks on faith and gender identity.

Chronology: 1991-10-01 – Present

Origins & Early Life

Abby Chava Stein (Yiddish: אביגיל חוה שטיין; born October 1, 1991) 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. After going public about her gender identity, Stein founded support groups for transgender people from religious backgrounds and published a memoir, Becoming Eve: My Journey from Ultra-Orthodox Rabbi to Transgender Woman. Between fall 2024 and summer 2025, she served as a part-time rabbi for Congregation Kolot Chayeinu, a progressive synagogue.

Pivotal Works & Achievements

== Early life == Stein was born on October 1, 1991, in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, to Israeli American Rabbi Menachem Mendel Stein, the sixth-born of thirteen children. Through her father, she is a member of the Ukrainian Hasidic dynasties Savran and Skver and a 10th-generation descendant of Rabbi Israel Ben Eliezer, better known as Baal Shem Tov, the founder of Hasidic Judaism. She was born into a large family, having over 200 first cousins. Among her cousins is actor Luzer Twersky, who would also later leave the Hasidic community...

Enduring Legacy & Impact

The historical impact and works continue to influence the modern world.

Source: Wikipedia