Shayna first talks about her Orthodox girlhood and recounts her memories of dancing and singing in the men's section when she was younger but was separated behind the mechitza as she grew older.  She describes her early education at Bais Yaakov School for Girls, where she felt frustrated that students were not encouraged to ask questions.  She then attended Barnard College, where she quickly became a feminist "in everything but religion." She discusses her journey toward becoming a rabbi: people regularly told her she would be a good rabbi. Shayna began to consider the possibility, especially as her daughters grew older.  She observed the restrictions they faced because of their gender.  After Hebrew College opened up near her home, she enrolled.  Both her husband and her children were very supportive of her becoming a rabbi.  Rabbi Rhodes talks about her acceptance of wearing tefillin, which she had initially rejected.  She then describes her understanding of God.  Shayna describes her work as co-director of Hebrew College’s beit midrash, where she teaches in the classroom and facilitates chavruta (partnership study).  She is interested in empowering women's voices, especially in Talmud scholarship.  Finally, Shayna articulates her goal for her rabbinate: to spread the Torah and reinforce the role of women as Talmud scholars and caring Rabbis.