The Journal sat down with Samuelson, who also serves as a mentor for young adults, to discuss his new work and what readers can learn from it.
“Accepting my dad for who he was doesn’t mean I approve of everything he did. It’s just that I accept him for who he is.”
– Adam Nimoy
Wendy A. Horwitz, Milkweed and Honey Cake: A Memoir in Ritual Moments (Bloomington, IN.: Red Lightening Books, 2025) pp. 234.
The author, who describes himself as a baal teshuva, makes a very strong argument in the book that eretz Yisrael, the land of Israel, is completely inseparable from the Jewish peoplehood and nationhood.
A Review of Marat Grinberg’s “Memoirs of a Jewish District Attorney from Soviet Ukraine”
“Meditation offers a way to break the stress cycle, calm your mind, and protect your health.”
Hammer, senior editor-at-large at Newsweek and a prolific lawyer and podcaster, offers a highly readable and convincingly argued new book.
“The goal of this book isn’t to be perfect; it’s to be as healthy as possible without losing your mind, your money, or your sense of well-being.”
At the heart of the novel is the Lahmi family — in particular Gabriella — a young woman with a rare spiritual sensitivity who is guided by a mysterious divine presence known as The Witness.
Balva details his spiritual journey, which began in prison, in his book “Conviction” (Menucha Publishers). He wrote it by hand at the start of the pandemic, during a prison lockdown.
