On Being Jewish Now

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Author, open water ocean swimmer, soup-maker. Collector of myths, sea glass and feathers. I run writing retreats for women to support them to find their voices.

Judy Gruen is the author of 5 non-fiction books and an award-winning columnist and book reviewer for the Jewish Journal. Based in L.A., she is also a writing coach and book editor See more on www.judygruen.com.

I have a MA in Creative Writing Prose Fiction from the University of East Anglia (UEA), and am the author of two historical novels; Remember the Ladies and From Across the Room. I'm also the founder of the non-profit Girls Love Mail.

Aaron Hamburger is the author of the story collection THE VIEW FROM STALIN’S HEAD, winner of the Rome Prize in literature, and three novels: FAITH FOR BEGINNERS, NIRVANA IS HERE, and HOTEL CUBA, winner of the Bridge Book Award for American Fiction.

Rachel Caplin is an Israeli author, born and raised in Australia. She writes alongside a tech career and life with her husband and three young daughters.

I am a Mother, a creator of stories, and a connector of people who writes about everything from figure skating to Freud.

Writer, reader, coach, meditator, adventure-seeker, dog lover, mother, wife, human. Trying to make meaning out of memories and accept what is. All of it.

Brittany Sirlin is an educator, writer, and mother of three living in New York, NY. Her first published work, Playing Dead is part of an anthology titled Our Magical Pandemic. Her writing has appeared in Kveller, Mutha Magazine, and Screamin’ Mamas.

Carolyn Siegel is the Founder and Executive Director of If You Heard What I Heard, the first and only nonprofit to film the stories of grandchildren of Holocaust survivors.

Alli is the co-author of Tiny Imperfections, Never Meant to Meet You, The Better Half, Boss Lady and Run for Your Life, Callie Kingman (December 30, 2025) as well as an essayist in two anthologies.

JORDAN ROTER is a published novelist, screenwriter, and TV writer/producer. Roter’s third novel, a female-driven satire called MOMS LIKE US, for Little A/Amazon will be published May 2025.

Natalie is the former president of Park Avenue Synagogue, a leader at UJA-Federation of NY, and involved at Georgetown and Tulane. She has a BSBA from Georgetown, an MBA from Harvard Business School, and previously worked in finance.

I'm a non-fiction writer whose early work appeared in the Washington Post and other publications. After a career leading a nonprofit that helped people with developmental disabilities find jobs, I'm thrilled to be writing again.

Elijah Wiesel (Yale '28) is an outspoken advocate against antisemitism, particularly on college campuses, a proud Zionist, and the grandson of Holocaust survivor Elie Wiesel.

Aviva Gat is an American-Israeli author and mother of (now) four children. She has written and self-published 11 Amazon best sellers, including We Will Dance Again, the first fiction novel about the October 7th attack.