Next month I'll be spending 3 weeks in Israel from Dec 18 to Jan 8, both vacationing and speaking about Rashi's Daughters. For those who want to know what I'll be doing, here's my schedule:
Saturday, Dec 23: bar mitzvah of my study-partner, Rabbi Aaron Katz's son in Jerusalem.
Sunday, Dec 24: Rosh Hodesh Event in Beersheva
Mon, Dec 25: Fuchsberg Conservative Center in Jerusalem
Tues, Dec 26: brunch with Gavriella Lev of the Theatre Company Jerusalem, who does one-woman shows about Jewish women in history
Wed, Dec 27; Tmol Shimshom bookstore and coffee shop
Thurs, Dec 28: AACI (Association for Americans and Canadians in Israel) in Netanya.
Finally a weekend off to visit with our friends Arlan and David in Tsfat.
Mon, Jan 1: Shivtei Yisrael in Raanana
Tues, Jan 2: AACI in Haifa
Wed, Jan 3: ESRA in Raanana
last but not least on Thurs, Jan 4: Pardes in Jerusalem
Then another weekend in Tsfat before flying back to LA on Monday, Jan 8.
Sorry for the delay, but I just got back from my speaking trip back east. The weather was great and the fall foliage was beautful. I'm also working very hard to finish editing Book Two - Miriam, which is nearly complete. When I have an approved first chapter, I'll post it on my website and you'll find out what happened after Miriam screams.
My foreign rights agent has been busy, and the Rashi's Daughters series is going to be published in Italy, Portugal and Brazil for sure. Negotiations continue with publishers in France, Germany, Poland, Israel and UK, as well as for some Spanish language version.