Through the Door of Life: A Jewish Journey between Genders

Contents

Contents Acknowledgments ix A Blessing Spring 2007 3 Introduction: A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to Stern College September 2008 7 Part One Who Will Be 1 Things Fall Apart Summer 2005 21 2 Being a Man Fall 2006 36 3 Girl in a Bag Winter 2007 44 4 In the Image Spring 2007 55 5 Suicide Spring 2007 62 6 Truth Spring 2007 75 7 Choosing Life June 26, 2007 81 Part Two Adolescence 8 Adolescence Summer 2007 99 9 Mothering Summer 2007 115 10 Like a Natural Woman July 2007 124 11 Anger Summer 2007 132 vii Part Three The Door of Life 12 The Day My Father Died October 2, 2007 155 13 The God Thing Fall 2007 165 14 The Voice of the Future Summer 2008 187 15 Two Trips to the Wailing Wall March 2002 and October 2008 203 16 Teaching Naked Spring 2010 214 17 The Door of Life March 2010 225 18 Try May 2010 244 Contents viii ...