. Dear Friends:
I am excited to announce that Natan Sharansky, Author Alan Lightman, Boxer Yurie Foreman, producer Mia Goldman and Rabbi's Billy Dreskin, Abraham Twerski and Shlomo Riskin will be writing Jewels this year! Our theme this year is
The Art of Beginning...Again. Twenty Nine inspired contributors will share a personal story, about how deal with change. We will include pieces by
Noah Alper founder of Noah's Bagels, African-American Rabbi
, Alysa Stanton, actress
Noa Tishby,
Rabbi's David Wolpe and Rabbi Naomi Levy, Imam Jihad Turk,
Jeremy Ben Ami,
Eli Broad, a prisoner in a penitentiary, a Lost Boy of Sudan and medical student
Nofrat Frenkel, arrested for wearing a Tallit at the wall.
The
Jewels will be available online free of charge at
www.jewelsofelul.com beginning the first day of Elul, August 11,
Jewels of Elul books will also be available in print for Temples and organizations to share with their communities in time for the High Holy days. To receive copies of the book, we request a donation to
Beit T'Shuvah, a residential addiction treatment center.
To order
Jewels of Elul booklets, please make your tax-deductible check out to
Beit T'Shuvah of Los Angeles, and send by July 1, 2010
(while supplies last)
