"Shared Insights" Now In Print

My book, Shared Insights, is now in print and in stock at Amazon, Barnes and Noble and worldwide at MoreBooks. Thanks to everyone who helped make it happen. I have offered my manuscript in support of Hadassa Word Press and their work to support Jewish authors. If you have a manuscript ready feel free to contact me for help. Now, maybe more than ever, the world needs to hear the Jewish voice.

JLTV Special with Alan Dershowitz

When Can I Watch the Interview With Alan Dershowitz? - The Update

Between takes there is always time for a joke. Ooops- I think it might have been a lawyer joke!

Please join me for the one-hour special with Alan Dershowitz on Jewish Life Television. The show will air on the following days- all times are east coast, west coast viewers, subtract three hours.

March 31st- 10pm
April 1st - 1am
April 3rd- 3pm
April 4th- 2pm
April 7th- 5pm
April 8th- 3pm
April 9th- 4pm

Ok, lots of chances- no excuses! Join Professor Dershowitz and me on Jewish Life Television. (In South Florida, Comcast 239, DirecTV 366, Atlantic 167.) All other areas of the country find your local station listing at JLTV.tv

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This interviewed aired on To Life, L'Chaim which airs Tuesday nights at 10pm on Jewish Life Television.

One Hour Special with Professor Alan Dershowitz

Join me on April 31st on Jewish Life TV at 10pm for To Life L'Chaim. (Comcast 239, DirecTV 366, Atlantic Broadband 166. For a national list of stations see the JLTV.TV website.)

On the 31st To Life L'Chaim will air a one hour special edition. Today I was fortunate enough to do an extended interview with Professor Alan Dershowitz. We will air that interview for the first time on the 31st in an extended episode of To Life L'Chaim, 10-11pm. We discussed the recent elections in Israel and his reflections on American policy. Professor Dershowitz has been a life-long advocate for Israel as well as one of America's leading legal authorities. His comments are worthy of our attention and I hope you will share his insights with me. See you on the 31st and every Tuesday evening and, in the meantime, To Life L'Chaim.

Following the 10pm (edt) showing we will air the special during daytime programming on select dates. Those dates will be posted here when the times are confirmed.

Jewish Authors Find Welcome at new German Press

Esther von Krosigk
Founder, Hadassa Word Press

Jewish authors around the world are being invited to share their writing via a new imprint located in Saarbrucken, Germany. Hadassa Wordpress is the brain child of German author and publisher Esther von Krosigk. Von Krosigk has authored several novels and non-fiction works. She has also been involved in the reissue of many classic 19th century titles long out of print. I recently had the opportunity to interview Ms. von Krosigk and learn more about the new imprint.
Considering the impact that digital content now has on every aspect of communication and learning, I asked von Krosigk about the reasons that she focuses her company on traditional printed content. "Books and written testimonies of human life are still the main medium to understand the world. At the moment digital content is still only a complement to books. Words, the verbal description of our being, are still the method by which we discover the world and ourselves. In the future we will have many new ways to share our words but, for now, I still love books."

"Looking back at my whole life I can say that I was born to make books- to write them, publish them, and to create new imprints for our publishing house." Von Krosigk added, "Hadassa Word Press is addressed to Jewish authors in order to give them a platform to share their love of Judaism"  I asked von Krosigk how this new venture into Jewish publishing fit into the multi-faceted publishing house that she oversees. "Hadassa Word Press fits very well with another publishing project I founded a couple of years ago- Fromm Verlag- for which we invite Christian authors to publish with us. The response was overwhelming so we began to include books in several languages." I am happy to take that idea and apply it to the works of Jewish authors.

I still had the burning question to ask: Esther von Krosigk is not Jewish- why is she working so intensely to publish the works of Jewish authors? "I inherited the name Esther from my great-Grandmother who was Jewish. I never had any knowledge or real interest in learning about Jewish history or religion but all that changed when I visited Israel last year. I instantly fell in love with the country and decided to found a publishing house for Jewish authors." I then saw that beyond these personal reasons von Krosigk also sensed the need for action; "In central Europe we are seeing a neo-Anti-Semitism. Demonstrations in the streets and attacks on Jewish people made me aware of the new aggression. In this period of religious violence and controversy in so many parts of the world. I hope that our books can contribute to better understanding."
I asked her about her long term goals for Hadassa Word Press: "My intention is to give the Jewish community a voice through our books by sharing knowledge and understanding. Words are so strong- sometimes stronger than weapons."

After speaking with von Krosigk I too have high hopes for the new press. If you would like to learn more visit "hadassa-wp.com" to learn all the details about the press.