"Stein was raised in an Orthodox Hasidic Jewish family. After suppressing her gender identity since childhood, she left the Hasidic community in 2012 and came out as trans in 2015. Now identifying as ex-Orthodox, Stein is still a practicing Rabbi, serving part-time at Brooklyn's Kolot Chayein synagogue. She released her first book in 2019, a memoir titled Becoming Eve: My Journey from Ultra Orthodox Rabbi to Transgender Woman. That memoir has since been adapted into the off-Broadway play of the same name."
"Mamdani, who won the NYC mayoral election at the start of November, beating out former Governor Andrew Cuomo, will be sworn in on January 1, 2026. Ahead of that, he is setting up a wealth of transition committees, which will help prepare his administration to hit the ground running on day one. Stein was raised in an Orthodox Hasidic Jewish family. After suppressing her gender identity since childhood, she left the Hasidic community in 2012 and came out as trans in 2015."
Zohran Mamdani appointed Abby Stein, a trans woman and rabbi, to his expansive transition team. Stein supported Mamdani's mayoral bid and appeared in a "Jews for Zohran" campaign ad praising his commitments to affordability and safety. Mamdani won the NYC mayoral election, will be sworn in on January 1, 2026, and is assembling transition committees to prepare his administration. Stein grew up in an Orthodox Hasidic family, left the community in 2012, and came out as trans in 2015. Stein serves part-time as a rabbi in Brooklyn, authored the 2019 memoir Becoming Eve, and has faced controversy for her Palestine-related activism.
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