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Michelle Edwards (Chicken Man, Papa's Latkes, Alef-Bet: A Hebrew Alphabet Book, and Blessed Are You) is a writer and illustrator based in Iowa City, Iowa. She travels throughout the country and gives talks about her process of writing and illustrating children's books, from idea to finished book. Her programs draw on her wide experience as an artist and author/illustrator. She also offers workshops on writing and illustrating. To arrange a program with Edwards, contact her through her website www.michelledwards.com.

Janice Eidus (The War of the Rosens), a novelist, short story writer, essayist, and writing coach, lives in Brooklyn, New York, and San Miguel de Allende, Mexico. She has twice won the O.Henry Prize for her short stories, a Pushcart Prize and a Redbook Prize. Eidus gives talks throughout the U.S., Europe, and Central America on "Reading and Writing Jewish: Literary Heritage from a Writer's Perspective," "The Multiracial Jewish Family: Transformation and Creativity," and "Growing Up As a Secular Jew and Writing About It." In her talks, she includes readings from her fiction and nonfiction about Jewish identity. To arrange a program, email Eidus at CasaJanice@me.com or visit her website www.janiceeidus.com.

Rabbi Dov Peretz Elkins (Chicken Soup for the Jewish Soul, The Wisdom of Judaism: An Introduction to the Values of the Talmud, Yom Kippur Readings: Inspiration, Information, and Contemplation, and The Bible's Top Fifty Ideas: The Essential Concepts Everyone Should Know) is Rabbi Emeritus of The Jewish Center in Princeton, New Jersey. Winner of a National Book Award, Rabbi Elkins gives talks on "Jewish Stories: The Key to Transmitting Jewish Values," "Shabbat: A Day for the Rest of Your Life," "The Bible's Top 50 Ideas," and "Judaism and the Environment." He is willing to travel anywhere. To arrange a program, email Rabbi Elkins at DPE@JewishGrowth.org or visit his websites www.JewishGrowth.org, WisdomOfJudaism.org, and www.Eco-Judaism.org.

David Evanier (The Great Kisser, Red Love, and The One-Star Jew) lives in Brooklyn, New York, where he teaches and writes full time. Winner of the Aga Khan Fiction Prize, Evanier gives talks on "Jewish Fiction in a Post-Holocaust World," "Turning Life Experience into Fiction," "Why I Write," and "Mentors and Friends: A Writer's Journey." He is willing to travel anywhere. To arrange a program, email Evanier at devanier@earthlink.net or visit his website www.davidevanier.com.

Cathy Goldberg Fishman (Hanukkah, On Passover, On Sukkot and Simchat Torah, and Passover), lives in Augusta, Georgia, where she teaches writing at Georgia Military College and works as a Hebrew School administrator at Adas Yeshurun Synagogue. Winner of a Parent Choice Award and Georgia Author of the Year Award, Fishman gives talks to elementary school students about the holidays and how facts in the illustrations of her books may not be mentioned in the text; she also explains her writing process and how she does research and searches for ideas. Fishman lectures to adults about the history of children's books, specifically books with Jewish content. If her expenses are covered, she is willing to drive anywhere up to seven hours. To arrange a program with Fishman, contact Jessica Horowitz of Kar Ben Publishing at publicity@karben.com.

Estelle Frankel (Sacred Therapy: Jewish Spiritual Teachings on Emotional Healing & Inner Wholeness) lives in Berkeley, California, where she is a psychotherapist, rabbinic pastor, and teacher of Jewish mysticism who blends depth psychology with the wisdom and healing practices of Kabbalah. Winner of the Independent Publisher Book Award for Best Self-Help Book, Frankel gives talks on "Kabbalah as Sacred Psychology," "Jewish Healing in Kabbalah and Hassidism," "The Spirit of Integrity: Seminars on Jewish Spirituality and Ethics," and "Making the Jewish Holy Days Meaningful." To arrange a program, email Frankel at estellefrankel@sacredtherapy.com or visit her website www.sacredtherapy.com.

Matthew Gewirtz (The Gift of Grief: Finding Peace, Transformation, and Renewed Life After Great Sorrow) lives in Maplewood, New Jersey. The senior rabbi of Temple B'nai Jeshurun in Short Hills, New Jersey, he gives these talks: "A Time to Prepare," "Surrender Before Tragedy," "The Light at Our Core," and "Healthy Versus Unhealthy Religion." Rabbi Gewirtz specializes in speaking about grief and is willing to travel anywhere. To arrange a program with him, contact Ingrid Hawkinson, associate publicist of Ten Speed Press, at (510) 559-1600 x 3065 or ihawkinson@tenspeed.com, or visit the Temple B'nai Jeshurun website www.TJB.org.

Jerry Glantz (The Man Who Spoke to God) lives in Boca Raton, Florida, where he is a researcher and lecturer on terrorism and Middle East affairs. The son of Cantor Leib Glantz, the subject of his book, he gives talks about the Golden Era of Chazanut and his father's ground-breaking research into Jewish Nu'sach and approach to the performance of Jewish music. Dr. Glantz accompanies his talks with musical recordings of his father singing some of his most famous compositions. To arrange a program, email Dr. Glantz at jgpacific@gmail.com or contact him through the book's website www.TheManWhoSpokeToGod.com

Bracha Goetz (The Happiness Box, The Invisible Book, What Do You See At Home?, and What Do You See On Chanukah?) lives in Baltimore, Maryland, where she is Mentoring Coordinator at the Jewish Big Brother and Big Sister League. Goetz gives talks on "The Happiness Box: Happiness Skills for Children of All Ages," "The Invisible Book: We Believe in Much More than We See," "Writing Children's Books: Is There a Children's Book Inside You Too?," and "Meeting God at Harvard: A Harvard Grad's Spiritual Education." She is willing to travel anywhere. To arrange a program, email Goetz at bgoetzster@gmail.com.

Arthur Goldberg (Light in the Closet: Torah, Homosexuality, and the Power to Change), lives in Jersey City, New Jersey, where he is co-director of JONAH (Jews Offering New Alternatives to Homosexuality). He gives these talks: "What the Torah Really Says About Sexual Confusion, Including Homosexuality," "How to Overcome Same Sex Attraction," "The Unfortunate Effects of Today's Permissive Social and Culture Climate," and "How Political Correctness Affects Public School Systems and Public Libraries." He is willing to travel anywhere. To arrange a program, email Goldberg at jonahhelp@aol.com, phone 201-434-6629 or 917-929-0087, or visit his website www.jonahweb.org.

Rabbi H. Rafael Goldstein (Access to G!d: 54 Ways to Connect (Without the Internet), Being a Blessing: 54 Ways to Help People Living with Illness, and Dynamics of Hope Healing Prayerbook is a Board Certified Chaplain and an Integrative Life Coach in Phoenix, Arizona. The founder of Dynamics of Hope Consulting, he provides workshops for health care and social service professionals, and for people living with serious illness or recovering from significant loss, and their loved ones. Rabbi Goldstein gives these discussion workshops as half-day, full-day, or scholar-in-residence weekends: "The Dynamics of Hope," "The Dynamics of Forgiveness," "The Dynamics of Joy," and "The Ennegram: Fixing Your Life." He is willing to travel anywhere. To arrange a program, contact him through his website www.dynamicsofhope.com.

Steven J. Harper (Straddling Worlds: The Jewish-American Journey of Professor Richard W. Leopold) is an atttorney and adjunct professor of trial advocacy at Northwestern University's School of Law in Chicago, Illinois. In his talks, he shares the story of Richard Leopold, a secular Jew who overcame widespread anti-Semitism to become one of the country's most respect historians; as a professor at Harvard and Northwestern, Leopold shaped students who would later become famous: Senator George McGovern, former Majority Leader Dick Gephardt, journalist Georgie Anne Geyer, Crate & Barrel founder Gordon Segal, entertainer Garry Marshall, and former congressman Jim Kolbe. Harper is willing to travel anywhere. To arrange a program, email him at steve@stevenjharper.com or visit his website www.stevenjharper.com.

Amalia Hoffman, author and illustrator of Purim Goodies and The Klezmer Bunch, lives in Larchmont, New York where she designs unique store window displays. She is the recipient of the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators Portfolio Award in Fantasy and a finalist in the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators storytelling competition. She gives programs for grades K-5 in themed costumes, with music, sing-a-long, and props. "Purim Goodies" includes a hamantaschen baking demonstration; "The Klezmer Bunch" includes storytelling with a puppet and klezmer dancing; and "The Mystery of the Cairo Genizah" includes a treasure hunt in which children learn the meaning of genizah and "discover" medieval manuscripts found in a synagogue in Cairo. Hoffman gives workshops for grades 3-6: "Create Magic with Paper," in which children make three dimensional cards for the Jewish holidays; and "Tap your Imagination," in which she explores the power of imagination in creating picture books. Hoffman will travel anywhere in the U.S. and in Israel. To arrange a program and view demonstration videos, email her at amaliah@optonline.com or visit her website amaliahoffman.com.

Ethel G. Hofman (Mackerel at Midnight: Growing up Jewish on a Remote Scottish Island and Everyday Cooking for the Jewish Home: More Than 350 Delectable Recipes) is a food and travel journalist and a culinary consultant based in Merion Station, Pennsylvania. A former president of the International Association of Culinary Professionals, Hofman gives an interactive presentation about growing up in the only Jewish family in the remote Shetland Islands; she includes family recipes that were a fusion of Jewish tradition and the North Sea islands, as well as the glue that held the diverse cultures together. Hofman is willing to travel throughout the U.S. if her expenses are covered. To arrange a program, email her at ethelhof@aol.com, phone 610-664-5954, or visit her website www.kosherfoodconsultants.com.

Sandra Hurtes (On My Way To Someplace Else: Essays by a Daughter of Holocaust Survivors) lives in New York City, where she is a lecturer in the English Department at John Jay College. The recipient of an award from the American Jewish Press Association in 2005 for her Hadassah Magazine article "The People We Love and Create," Hurtes is available to speak about being the daughter of Holocaust survivors and on the mother/daughter relationship in the light of that history. She also gives talks on the topics "Writing Personal Essays" and "The Memoir Dilemma." Sandra Hurtes will travel within the New York/New Jersey/Connecticut region and to Philadelphia and Washington, DC, and elsewhere if her expenses are covered. To arrange a program, contact Hurtes via email at onmywayessays@yahoo.com or visit her website, www.sandrahurtes.com

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