Jericho Vincent is an American author and speaker. They are best known for their books, Cut Me Loose and Legends of the Talmud.
Jericho Vincent | |
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| Born | February 5, 1982 |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | Brooklyn College |
| Occupation | Writer |
Early life and education edit
Jericho Vincent was raised in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, by a Jewish family. They were a student at Brooklyn College from 2002 to 2007. They graduated from Harvard's John F. Kennedy School of Government with a Master of Public Policy degree as a Pforzheimer Fellow in 2009.[1][2]
Career edit
In their 2014 memoir, Cut Me Loose: Sin and Salvation After My Ultra-Orthodox Girlhood, Vincent describes their own experience leaving the Haredi Jewish community, and how they came to lead a self-determined life.[citation needed] They were named one of Jewish Week’s 36 Under 36 in 2014.[3]
Vincent is an advocate for "reform" within the Haredi Jewish community. They have spoken out on issues of abuse in the religious community.[4]
Vincent is both a member and a board member of Footsteps, an organization that serves former Haredi Jews who seek to enter or explore the world beyond the Jewish communities in which they were raised.[5] Their essays calling for reform have been published by the Huffington Post, Unpious,[6] and Zeek.[7] In July 2013, in partnership with Footsteps and the UJA-Federation of New York, Vincent co-ordinated and hosted an event with a panel of rabbis from across the spectrum of progressive Jewish communities; the title of the event was "Beyond Romanticization and Vilification". Vincent's speech and the ensuing panel discussion were broadcast by Shalom TV.[8][better source needed]
In 2016, Vincent participated in a project called Real Women Real Stories founded by Matan Uziel.[9][10]
In 2019, Vincent came out as non-binary, and changed their first name to "Jericho".[11]
Publications edit
- Cut Me Loose: Sin and Salvation After My Ultra-Orthodox Girlhood, New York: Nan A. Talese / Doubleday, January 2014, ISBN 978-0-385-53809-1
References edit
- ^ Feith, Gena (2014-01-17). "Book Review: "Cut Me Loose" by Leah Vincent". Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 2014-01-28.
- ^ Meyers, Dvora (2014-01-16). "Leah Vincent Profile - "Cut Me Loose: Sin and Salvation After My Ultra-Orthodox Girlhood"". ELLE. Retrieved 2014-01-28.
- ^ Geselowitz, Gabriela (6 June 2014). "Jewish and Individualistic: Leah Vincent". jewishweek.timesofisrael.com. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
- ^ Vincent, Leah (May 7, 2012). "Victims Protest: Rabbis, Protect Our Children]". The Huffington Post. New York City: Huffington Post Media Group. Retrieved September 22, 2018.
- ^ KatieCouric.com: Leah Vincent", KatieCouric.com, May 7, 2012.
- ^ Leah Vincent, "The Post-Ultra-Orthodox Death Prophecy", Unpious.com, October 7, 2013.
- ^ Leah Vincent, "Victims Protest: Rabbis, Protect Our Children", Forward.com, May 7, 2012.
- ^ "Footsteps Panel: Vilification/Romanticization ," YouTube, May 7, 2012.
- ^ "'Real Women, Real Stories': Leah Vincent's Tribulations and Her Journey to Come Out the Other Side". 13 October 2016.
- ^ Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: Why Former Ultra-Orthodox Jew Leah Vincent Fled Judaism. YouTube.
- ^ JewishBoston, Judy Bolton-Fasman for. "LGBTQ Activist Jericho Vincent's Genderqueer Theology". JewishBoston. Retrieved 8 August 2021.