Members of the Scribe
A Still, Small Voice
As I write this post in August, I’m aware that the High Holy days are approaching. I recall the teachings of ...
How Long Did He Stand Alone?
I received a postcard today from a K. Satterfield in Berkeley, California with a picture of an elk cut and ...
October Mourning and Tikkun Olam
“And you shall lay down, and no man shall terrify you….” Whenever I stand up in shul on Shabbat and ...
Love is the Answer
I’m in the process of relocating to Monroe, Louisiana from Oakland, California. Love is the reason and answer.Most of my ...
Mr. Expert on God
One of the strange, but nice, things that come from publishing a book is that people start to take you ...
Revisions for the Paperback
I found my first error in my book in this sentence in the introductory chapter, “Hidden Jew”: “My stepfather [Randy]…knew ...
Looking Up in New York
As this is my first post, please allow me to introduce myself: I am the author of Am I a ...
Wandering Mother, Wondering Daughter: Part 3
The first title of a book that I remember with clarity is QB VII . It seemed so odd, with ...
Wandering Mother, Wondering Daughter: Part 2
My mother wasn’t the only Jew in our small town in India. There was Aunty Ruby and her family before they ...
Wandering Mother, Wondering Daughter: Part 1
“Jew town,” Mom directed the autorickshaw driver.“Where in Jew town?” he asked in Malayalam.“The big church,” Mom responded, because she ...
The War of Narratives
When I first started writing, I loved reading advice for writers from my favorite authors. Yet there was one common ...
Writing in a Foreign Language
I was born and raised in Israel, and my novel The People of Forever Are Not Afraid takes place in Israel. ...