In Surprised By God, Danya Ruttenberg writes about her winding path through traditional Jewish practice — a path that eventually takes her to the rabbinate. Hear Rabbi Ruttenberg discuss her story, which weaves the discipline of traditional Judaism to her 21st-century life.

Rabbi Danya Ruttenberg is the editor of Yentl’s Revenge: The Next Wave of Jewish Feminism and the The Passionate Torah: Judaism and Sex. She is a contributor to Lilith magazine, www.Jewschool.com, and the academic journal Women in Judaism. She teaches and lectures throughout the U.S.

Recorded Tuesday, June 02, 2009 at Spertus Institute of Jewish Studies.