Anita Diament

I tell writers to keep reading, reading, reading. Read widely and deeply. And I tell them not to give up even after getting rejection letters. And only write what you love. ”

I love many kinds of music: world music, jazz, classical, pop. ”

Shakespeare in Love... such smart writing of an alternative view of history, and such beautiful acting. Like most Americans, I'm a sucker for the accent. ”

Whatever your relationship is to your sacred tradition in the West, you have some relationship to the Bible if only through the names of the characters. ”

Until very recently men and women inhabited very separate spheres. There was always interconnection, passion, love. But men and women didn't hang out at the end of the day and chat about what their day was like at the office. ”

My six handbooks to Jewish life and lifecycle events mostly followed the trajectory of my adult Jewish life. ”

Since 1985, I have written about contemporary Jewish practice and the Jewish community. ”

November is Jewish book month, so Jewish Community Centers all around the country have book fairs where they invite authors and sell books in advance of the holidays. ”

I have a 10-year track record of writing for the Jewish community. ”

The Sabbath is a weekly cathedral raised up in my dining room, in my family, in my heart. ”