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Kissing Girls on Shabbat
- A Memoir
- Narrated by: Sara Glass
- Length: 11 hrs and 39 mins
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Publisher's Summary
“A searing testament to the strength in claiming one’s destiny.” —The Washington Post
A moving coming-of-age memoir in the vein of Unorthodox and Educated, about one young woman’s desperate attempt to protect her children and family while also embracing her queer identity in a controlling Hasidic community.
Growing up in the Hasidic community of Brooklyn’s Borough Park, Sara Glass knew one painful truth: what was expected of her and what she desperately wanted were impossibly opposed. Tormented by her attraction to women and trapped in a loveless arranged marriage, she found herself unable to conform to her religious upbringing and soon, she made the difficult decision to walk away from the world she knew.
Sara’s journey to self-acceptance began with the challenging battle for a divorce and custody of her children, an act that left her on the verge of estrangement from her family and community. Controlled by the fear of losing custody of her two children, she forced herself to remain loyal to the compulsory heteronormativity baked into Hasidic Judaism and married again. But after suffering profound loss and a shocking sexual assault, Sara decided to finally be completely true to herself.
Kissing Girls on Shabbat is not only a love letter to Glass’s children, herself, and her family—it is an unflinching window into the world of ultra-conservative Orthodox Jewish communities and an inspiring celebration of learning to love yourself.
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- Anonymous User
- 2024-06-26
Incredible
What a story. heartbreaking and heartwarming at the same time. Told with so much grace.
I believe this is helping thousands of people in more ways than one.
To muster the strength to own their life more, and be authentic (even in small ways at a time)
I feel like this book is perfection, if there ever was such a thing. Shared enough - for the reader to be able to understand, how much more has not been shared; openhearted and brave yet told with dignity and so much grace!
Her courage and strength is outstanding.
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