Shavua Shorts
KidLit-wise, this week was very slow. I did manage to get in a call with the publisher on one of my picture books to work on revisions. This week was mostly focused on trying to [...]
Shavua Shorts
I think I'm meant to write one of those long 'how I found my agent' posts because I'm now officially represented by Caryn Wiseman of the Andrea Brown Literacy Agency! I'm so excited to begin [...]
Shavua Shorts
Based on the request from the publisher on my Talmud-based (Rabbi Aviva) story, I reset the story in China and sent it back three days later. The publisher is reviewing it now, but says that [...]
The Vaccine Wasn’t Ready in Time to Save Mom
It’s Sunday, April 11, 2021. Two days from now, it will have been one year since my mother passed away, according to the Gregorian calendar. The yahrzeit, or anniversary on the Hebrew calendar, has just [...]
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My piece for Modern Loss was published. It was about receiving the COVID vaccine a year after losing my mother to COVID and it unfortunately seemed to resonate with many people. I sent 1 new [...]
Ways to Give Aid for COVID Relief in India
The Jewish community of India is very dear to my heart. India is undergoing a major COVID crisis right now. If we have all learned anything from COVID, it is that we are all in [...]
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Writing can be slow and solitary. This turned out to be a pretty exciting week in my writing world. I was a winner of the Spring Fling KidLit Contest for my story The Art of [...]
Shavua Shorts
Wrote and then revised a PB manuscript based on a story from Talmud. Got 2 thoughtful and extremely helpful critiques on the manuscript through the Jewish KidLit Maven group. Sent the same manuscript to a [...]
Shavua Shorts
I finished a first draft of a new PB that retells a story from Talmud. I'm very excited for this one but I need people to review it that are both familiar and unfamiliar with [...]
WJC Plenary: Diversity in Jewish Leadership – Pathways & Opportunities for an Inclusive Future (13 May 2021)
On 13 May 2021, 09:00 (New York), 15:00 (Brussels), 16:00 (Jerusalem) at the WJC Plenary, I will participate in a panel discussion on Diversity in Jewish Leadership – Pathways & Opportunities for an Inclusive Future. This event [...]