Today I had a great time doing my first talk of 2019 to a home-crowd town, right here at my local library. I had NO idea who many people might come, nor who. We ended up filling the space – half with my peeps from my kids’ school, my temple,Read More →
Last week (11.29) I left from work in Manhattan in a rush hour Uber, arrived in Jersey via a tunnel, crawled up the west side of the Hudson, past the George Washington Bridge, through the Palisades (one of my favorite local drives), and arrived *only* a few minutes late toRead More →
I recently traveled to the Jewish Alliance of Greater Rhode Island in Providence, Rhode Island, for An Evening of Jewish Renaissance, their annual event offering an evening of cultural events, largely built around authors and their books. It’s wonderful for the community: a one-night invasion of inspiring and fascinating content,Read More →
I recently landed in D.C. at Reagan Airport and grabbed a car to the JCC of Northern Virginia for the next stop on my Seltzertopia Live! tour. Before my GPS could tell me I’d arrive I looked up and found the evidence literally staring right into my face! That wasRead More →
Tonight was amazing – and a bit harrowing! It was “Neither Egg, Nor Cream: The Extraordinary Histories of Seltzer and the Egg Cream” at the American Jewish History Society. It was also in a snow-storm – trees were down – not just branches – a block from the Society, traversingRead More →
October was just a warm-up, with two speaking dates (at the Streicker Center and my local corner bookstore). November is chock-full of speaking dates, 5 in total, in 4 cities and 3 states! 11.04.18 | 10:30 AM – 12:00 | Reform Temple of Forest Hills | Forest Hills, NY Sorry,Read More →
This morning I had the opportunity to present my full Seltzertopia Live! at my temple, the Reform Temple of Forest Hills. My congregation has supported me through the process over the past few years, and it was wonderful to get to have their support with the launch of the bookRead More →
Last night was worth the decade+ wait! Over 500 people in attendance. A fantastic panel. Egg creams. Sold and signed around 50 books. Great friends in attendance. What a night! Oh, and I got to sit on a throne of siphons! What more could you ask for? But I getRead More →
These are photos from the first stop of my Seltzertopia Live tour – 10.20.18 – Kew & Willow, Queens, NY. I loved kicking it off in a beautiful, local book store.Read More →
I have two different local speaking engagements lined up for when Seltzertopia comes out next month – one in Queens and one in Manhattan – and I am equally excited for both. I hope you can come to one, or both (and if you plan to come please let meRead More →