August 22, 2011

Andrea is a Jewish, lesbian rabbi who regularly writes for the Huffington Post is is the author of the new book The Choosing: A Rabbi’s Journey from Silent Nights to High Holy Days.

In this interview, Rabbi Andrea talks about growing up in a multi-generational Italian household in Long Island, a daring rescue and ensuing chase with an Israeli chicken, her mother’s plight to create a kosher oven, and other entertaining, moving, and emotional travel stories and life lessons.

You can pick up a copy of her book at http://www.amazon.com/Andrea-Myers/e/B004O926BE

*Unfortunately, the first and last few seconds of this interview are lost.  So imagine Emily’s warm welcome and introduction and then press play!