My story, Across the Desert, will be in Hamodia’s Pesach Story Supplement this week, IY”H. It is a sequel to my story in the Sukkos supplement, following Elitzur’s journey from Yavneh to Bavel. Hope you enjoy it.

Chag kasher vesameach to everyone!

Happy Chanuka! Enjoy this excerpt from The Makings of a Miracle.

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Want to read the rest of the story? You can get it in kindle format and continue reading right away! Or, if you are a patient soul, you can get this book in paperback.

Have a light-filled Chanuka!

My Chanuka stories are now available as a book! Choose paperback or kindle format.

Can Ovadia get along with the newest recruit in the Maccabee army, who was placed under his command? How can Tirtza’s widowed mistress save a besieged city? Will Chana manage to sit in the sukkah this Sukkos, despite the Greek decree against it? Experience the Chanuka story come alive in this collection of short stories depicting different aspects of that period of Jewish history.

These stories were originally published in Hamodia’s Inyan Magazine and since then have been used in classrooms by teachers all over the world. Recommended for ages 14 and up. Learn, or teach, about Chanuka in a fun and engaging way!

Hope you enjoy these stories, and please spread the word!

I am hosting a webinar this Sunday, IY”H, that’s all about Chanuka books and their authors! Please join us!

Lighting up the world through books: How Chanuka books make this world a better place

Also, Jewish Home LA is now back to regular schedule, and my article about a new amazing organization helping families with children with special needs is in this week’s issue.

The Clubhouse: Inclusion for the Los Angeles Jewish Community

Have a wonderful Shabbos!

My Chanuka trilogy is on sale… just in time for Chanuka! So if you don’t own my books yet, or if you’d like to get your favorite bookworm a Chanuka gift, or if you know people who would appreciate the links, here they are:

Swords and Scrolls (almost sold out, so buy soon!)

Spies and Scholars

Secret and Sacred

Please spread the word! And enjoy!

Yehudis

I teamed up with other Jewish authors, and we put together a Chanuka book giveaway. Please enter, and please spread the word!

Chanuka book giveaway

Good luck! 🙂

Chodesh tov! Looking forward to the extra light that this month brings into the world.

For history buffs, I have an article in the latest issue of Kankan Journal – Did Jews Really “Control the Economy”? A Look at Jewish Merchants in the Early Middle Ages.

And for everyone – there are never too many Chanuka books! Here are some Chanuka books you and your family can enjoy this year (including mine), which I posted at Torah through Literature.

And if you’d like to do me a huge favor and share this post with family, friends, and on social media, I’d really appreciate it. Better yet, tell everyone to buy my books :).

In conjunction with Ani VeAmi, I am organizing and speaking at the 2020 Jewish Digital Homeschool Convention. My topic, unsurprisingly, is Learning Torah through Literature. We are also planning on interviewing several of our favorite Jewish authors. Hope you can join us! And if you have any friends who are homeschooling or considering homeschooling, please spread the word!

My story, A Guest from Rome, is in Hamodia’s Sukkos Story Supplement. It’s historical fiction, set in Yavneh shortly after churban bayis sheini. Hope you enjoy it!

Are you homeschooling a Jewish preschooler or kindergartner? Our brand new Torah Adventure: Preschool and Kindergarten Curriculum Guide from Ani VeAmi is a really fun, interactive curriculum that integrates Judaic and secular subjects. I wish I had something like that when my kids were younger!

Stay healthy and well and have a wonderful Yom Tov!

My article, The Jews of Narbonne: A Jewish Kingdom in France, is in the 12th issue of Kankan Journal.

Also, we’ve been working hard on making our Jewish homeschool curriculum website, Ani VeAmi, more user-friendly. Preschool and kindergarten curriculum materials are in the works. Elementary, middle grades, and high school curriculum is already available.

With the influx of Jewish homeschoolers this year, we hope it will make the transition easier. We’ve also partnered with the Charlotte Mason Plenary to offer private homeschooling consultations. If you know anyone planning to homeschool this coming school year, please spread the word!