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 Shalom shalom! For whatever reason I haven't been able to figure out email subscriptions to my blog here. This is why I'm moving this project to substack. Don't worry, these posts will still stay free.  I just want to allow people the opportunity to get email notifications.  Please follow me over to substack https://open.substack.com/pub/telemwrites/p/welcome-to-my-substack?r=5firx1&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=email I will feature my upcoming posts there. - Jewish Pride and Prejudice An in-depth look at “Pride and Preference” by Barbara Bensoussan - Interracial Jewish romance The Story of Moshe and Tzipporah - Interview with Barbara Bensoussan We both wrote Jewish versions of Pride and Prejudice See you there! With love, Telem ❤️

Shalom! I've been pretty busy lately. Reading books for the blog, editing my first novel (again!), and trying to create my own book cover. I will make a separate post about the latter when I'm done.  And that is all on top of my regular mommy,  wife, and house responsibilities. Don't ask me about the pile of unfolded laundry in my room.  But I would be remiss not to make a post about Purim. It's one of my favorite holidays but it also has a romantic dynamic at its core. In case you don't recall the story, here's a quick summary: 1) After feeling slighted at his feast/drink-binge, King Achashverosh of Persia has his queen executed. 2) The next morning a sober Achashverosh realizes his "oopsie" and holds a beauty contest to find a new bride 3) Hadassah, a Jewish woman, is forced to enter the contest but uses a fake name, Esther, to hide her true identity 4) The King likes her and decides to marry her 5) Mordechai, Esther's uncle, thwarts a plot of ki...