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Book Review: The Forbidden Daughter
I was fortunate to review Zipora Klein Jakob's new book The Forbidden Daughter: The True Story of a Holocaust Survivor for the Jewish...
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May 28, 20241 min read


For Hey Alma!: Advice Column Response
I write for the online magazine Hey Alma!, and, as a convert to Judaism (read more about my journey HERE); I was thrilled when their new...
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Mar 26, 20241 min read


For Lilith: Honoring Queen Esther's Secret Self
Click HERE for my latest article for Lilith magazine, a personal reflection on Queen Esther, Barbie, feminism, and how I selected a...
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Mar 24, 20241 min read
Contact me!
Just wanted to share that I've included a "contact me" option at the top of my page that will direct you right to my email --...
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Feb 28, 20241 min read


Review for JBC: Survival, by Ita Dimant
I took a brief hiatus from my work with the Jewish Book Council, but now that I've made some serious progress on my WIP, I'm back at it...
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Feb 22, 20241 min read


For Hey Alma! -- Six Books that Redefine Romance
So, technically, Valentine's Day isn't a Jewish holiday, but that doesn't stop Jewish writers from creating fantastic, genre-bending love...
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Feb 22, 20241 min read


Writer's block or existential crisis?
Being a writer is not an easy job on the best of days. It’s a constant tightrope walk between your own vision and that of editors and...
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Jan 25, 20242 min read


Review: Witchcraft: A History in Thirteen Trials
Who doesn’t love a good witch story? Gibson’s Witchcraft made me furious. And I loved every second of it. Marion Gibson takes her readers...
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Jan 2, 20243 min read


Give Mrs. Bennet a Break
In honor of Jane Austen's 248th birthday, I'm sharing an excerpt from my book Heroic Disobedience: The Forced Marriage Plot and the...
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Dec 15, 202312 min read


Review of The Betrayal of Anne Frank: A Cold Case Investigation
Anne Frank’s The Diary of a Young Girl is, perhaps, one of the most well-known, well-read Holocaust- -era memoirs. The Frank family’s...
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Nov 28, 20235 min read
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