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Joy Ladin — Transgender Amid Orthodoxy: I Am Who I Will Be

On Being with Krista Tippett

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Joy Ladin: A Jew's Journey to Judaism

Joy Ladin is Goddessman Professor of English at Stern College for Women. Jay married his college love, fathered three beloved children and became a tenured professor. In 2007, after announcing his gender transition, he was placed on a leave of absence from Stern. But Jay was allowed to return 15 months later as Joy.

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