At Home in Jerusalem Heather Dean

In this episode of “613 Books” podcast, producer and host Heather Dean welcomes back a few esteemed authors who were Heather’s featured guests over the course of Season 1, as well as a rebbetzin, to tell us about the books that are on their reading table.

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Show Notes:
Featured guests

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Rebbetzin Bat-Chen Grossman

Website: https://connectedforreal.com/

Connected For Real Podcast: https://connectedforreal.com/podcast-2/

Reading Table Selection: Rabbi Avi Grossman’s “Haggadat Hapesah: For use at a Seder with a Korban Pesach”

Link to purchase on Barnes & Noble: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/haggadat-hapesah-rabbi-avi-grossman/1143035230?ean=9789655983463

Link to purchase on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Haggadat-Hapesah-Seder-Korban-Pesach/dp/9655983463/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3QM3ZIEJIENY0&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.oT5rA8uu2arhFlWke_j-PE5HknHtvtydl3PTA6IfeBFvGNd1MbuQyfn31kR2AfW0L_LotxYeKJK90wFmgjRNXIGwUDRkYI0jgqdPeEcxM978zd4aH0AePVNk98ZErFdmW0vseFC-ZZVc7DVp7iC2iQEqYAGWnOXxBQE0Gx9T6s-pXtfOEtAdutD4ot421cASLYr0m0mfO5tqwH7e8_DQhyfDR7HTTbV2_OBUC0TzNtA.7JKcerrFCPwZp_K61k_VaZkHRUMOEVphjg5ATC4X9NU&dib_tag=se&keywords=Avi+Grossman&qid=1712257900&sprefix=avi+grossman+%2Caps%2C382&sr=8-1

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Rabbi Alexander Seinfeld, co-author of Body & Soul: The Torah Path to Health, Fitness, and a Holy Life,

Body & Soul is co-authored by Dr. Daniel Grove MD, and includes and Afterward by Rabbi Benzion Shafier

To Purchase on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Body-Soul-Torah-health-fitness/dp/1680259156

Reading Table Selection: “The Art of Amazement” by Rabbi Alexander Seinfeld

To Purchase on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Art-Amazement-Alexander-Seinfeld/dp/0971722919

Contact Rabbi Seinfeld through his website: info@jsli.org

Rabbi Alexander Seinfeld’s blog: https://rabbiseinfeld.blogspot.com/

For excerpts from Rabbi Seinfeld’s book, related FREE resources, contacting Rabbi Seinfeld about hosting Torah Health programs in your community: www.torahhealth.org

Rabbi Alexander Seinfeld’s page on Torah Anytime: https://www.torahanytime.com/#/speaker?l=1397

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Mindy Blumenfeld, author of “Hillel and the Paper Menschies”

To Purchase “Hillel and the Paper Menschies” from Israel Bookshop Publications:

https://www.israelbookshoppublications.com/store/pc/showsearchresults.asp?SearchValues=10717

To Purchase “Hillel and the Paper Menschies” and Mindy Blumenfeld’s other written work on her website: https://mindyblumenfeld.com/publications/

Book Illustrator and co-author: Marc Lumer

Marc’s website: https://www.marclumerproductions.com/

Marc’s email: marc@marclumerproductions.com

Reading Table Selection: “Brushstrokes” by Gary Levine

To Purchase on Amazon:

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Show Announcer for 613 Books Podcast: Michael Doniger

Michael’s contact info, voice-over samples, and demo: https://michaeldoniger.com/

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On this episode of “613 Books” Podcast, Producer-Host Heather Dean’s guest is Lesley Kaplan, a business strategy, branding and goal-achieving coach, who is also the author of “Small Business Success Toolbox & Guide.”

Drawing from several decades’ experience running her own successful businesses (product and service) Lesley defines and explains the importance of having a U.S.P. (unique selling proposition); a concise explanatory “elevator pitch;” a concept called “creating a buyer or customer persona;” and a prioritizing time management technique called “Eat That Frog.”
Lesley downloads loads more practical insights in this interview, so get ready to build your biz!

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Show notes:

Featured author interview: Lesley Kaplan author of “Small Business Success Toolbox & Guide”

To Purchase “Small Business Success Toolbox & Guide” on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/SMALL-BUSINESS-SUCCESS-TOOLBOX-GUIDE-ebook/dp/B0CH5YBD1C

To Purchase on Amazon in Paperback and E-book formats

https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B0CTCXDC2W/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?ie=UTF8&qid=1706421929&sr=8-1

ISRAEL ORDERS - Paperback - Delivery to your door:

https://lesleykaplan.com/product/small-business-success-toolbox-guide/

Lesley’s website: https://lesleykaplan.com/

To contact Lesley through her website: https://lesleykaplan.com/lesley-kaplan-contact/

Show Announcer for 613 Books Podcast: Michael Doniger

Michael’s contact info, voice-over samples, and demo: https://michaeldoniger.com/

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On this episode of “613 Books” Podcast, Producer-Host Heather Dean’s guest is Judy Gruen, the author of “Bylines and Blessings: Overcoming Obstacles, Striving for Excellence, and Redefining Success.” Judy says that she writes to find meaning, hope, and laughter in a complicated world. Her first memoir is the acclaimed "The Skeptic and the Rabbi." Just has also written three humor books, one of which is a multiple-award winner.

Judy and Heather discuss a variety of storied vignettes from “Bylines and Blessings,” her early work as a reporter and editor, and eye-opening experience at the elite school of journalism she attended, her lifelong ambitions and the perseverance that has served her well so far throughout her incredible career.

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Show notes:

Featured author interview: Judy Gruen author of “Bylines and Blessings”

To Purchase “Bylines and Blessings” on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Bylines-Blessings-Overcoming-Excellence-Redefining/dp/B0CPV443SW/ref=sr_1_1?crid=YRWCYNESJLB4&keywords=bylines+and+blessings&qid=1702833394&sprefix=%2Caps%2C167&sr=8-1

Judy’s website: https://judygruen.com/

Read an excerpt from Bylines and Blessings (PDF): https://judygruen.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Bylines-Blessings-Book-Excerpt.pdf

To contact Judy through her website: https://judygruen.com/contact-me/

Judy’s column for Jewish Journal: https://jewishjournal.com/author/judy_gruen/

Judy’s writing on Substack: judygruen.substack.com

Show Announcer for 613 Books Podcast: Michael Doniger

Michael’s contact info, voice-over samples, and demo: https://michaeldoniger.com/

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On this episode of “613 Books” Podcast, Producer-Host Heather Dean’s guest is Mindy Blumenfeld, the author of “Hillel and the Paper Menschies,” a book for children (that the rest of us will enjoy!) based on the actual experiences of young Hillel Blumenfeld z”l who was diagnosed with cancer when he was six years old.

This book is co-written by Marc Luber, who is also the book’s illustrator. The words and pictures in Hillel and the Paper Menschies” take us on a journey before, during and after the main character’s diagnosis, teaching us creative and thoughtful lessons about resilience and the power of a faith and a family’s love that can bouy a person through challenges.

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Show notes:

Featured author interview: Mindy Blumenfeld author of “Hillel and the Paper Menschies”

To Purchase “Hillel and the Paper Menschies” from Israel Bookshop Publications:

https://www.israelbookshoppublications.com/store/pc/showsearchresults.asp?SearchValues=10717

To Purchase “Hillel and the Paper Menschies” and Mindy Blumenfeld’s other written work on her website: https://mindyblumenfeld.com/publications/

Book Illustrator and co-writer: Marc Lumer

Marc’s website: https://www.marclumerproductions.com/

Marc’s email: marc@marclumerproductions.com

Show Announcer for 613 Books Podcast: Michael Doniger

Michael’s contact info, voice-over samples, and demo: https://michaeldoniger.com/

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This week’s featured guest on “613 Books Podcast” is Menachem Weinreb, Creative Director of Mishpacha Magazine. His newly-published ingeniously artful book, “Mystical Matters from the Bible and Beyond” was previewed on this podcast last summer when it was still in manuscript form. Back then, host Heather Dean predicted this book just might be The Next Big Thing, given all of its bold and whimsical illustrations, fanciful factoids, and surprising tales from the Talmud.

Enjoy hearing from Menachem about the intricacies of making this book and the “joys” of shipping it to dozens of Kickstarter backers and other buyers, as well as a dramatic reading from the book by its versatile author.

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Show notes:

Featured Guest: Menachem Weinreb, Creative Director, Mishpacha Magazine

Author of "Mystical Matters from the Bible and Beyond”

Contact Menachem either through his website: Amudart.com, or email: contact@amudart.com

Instagram handles: @meweinreb, and @amudart

Show Announcer for 613 Books Podcast: Michael Doniger

Michael’s contact info, voice-over samples, and demo: https://michaeldoniger.com/

On this episode of “613 Books” Podcast, Producer-Host Heather Dean’s guest is Ahava Ehrenpreis, the celebrated author of “On My Own…but Not Alone,” “More than Special: Perspectives from the World of Special Needs,” and “My Special Uncle.”

Ahava is the mother of Saadya, a”h, a young man with Down syndrome. Her experiences raising him were the basis for her popular and well-received articles and her two most recent books. His tragic passing from COVID-19 provided the impetus for “My Special Uncle,” which serves as a tribute to his sincere and ever-present assertion to everyone he knew that “it’s going to be okay!”

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Show notes:
Featured author interview: Ahava Ehrenpreis author of “My Special Uncle,” and “More than Special”

To Purchase “My Special Uncle” from Mosaica Press: https://mosaicapress.com/product/my-special-uncle/

To Purchase “My Special Uncle” on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/My-Special-Uncle-Ahava-Ehrenpreis/dp/195757903X

To Purchase “More than Special” from Artscroll: https://www.artscroll.com/Books/9781422629802.html

To Purchase “More than Special” on Amazon

https://www.amazon.com/More-Than-Special-Ahava-Ehrenpreis/dp/1422629805/ref=sr_1_1?qid=1705957594&refinements=p_27%3AAhava+Ehrenpreis&s=books&sr=1-1&text=Ahava+Ehrenpreis

Show Announcer for 613 Books Podcast: Michael Doniger

Michael’s contact info, voice-over samples, and demo: https://michaeldoniger.com/

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