Yiscah Smith is a renowned Jewish educator, spiritual mentor, and author, both in Jerusalem and abroad.  Yiscah’s life has been an inspiring and courageous journey of the joy and struggles of her own spirituality, gender identity, and commitment to living a life of authenticity.  She recently published her memoir, Forty Years in the Wilderness: My Journey to Authentic Living.  Yiscah lives in the Jerusalem neighborhood of Nachlaot.  She teaches classes in Jerusalem and online on the inner meanings of both classical and contemporary Jewish texts, emphasizing the Torah’s spiritual insights.  In her private practice, Yiscah provides spiritual mentoring to individuals.