When We Are Born We Forget Everything

Alicia Jo Rabins's memoir explores her intertwined spiritual and artistic life, weaving music, Torah study, and personal narrative into a reflective whole.

The book traces formative years, spiritual seeking, and the development of creative practice, framing personal experience through the lens of faith and artistry.

Emerging from Rabins's background in poetry and music, the memoir took years to write and taught her how to sustain long-form prose.

It focuses on spiritual development and musical life rather than a comprehensive autobiography, deliberately narrowing its lens.

The work represents a hybrid of memoir and interpretation of biblical women, reflecting Rabins's interests as a teacher and performer.