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LISTEN TO THE PODCAST       Richard Michelson was a May 2007 guest on The Book of Life, talking about his baseball-related story Across the Alley . Now he's won the 2009 Sydney Taylor Book Award for his picture book, As Good As Anybody: Martin Luther King Jr & Abraham Joshua Heschel's Amazing March Toward Freedom , and we've brought him back to t alk about this new title. We also have a repeat appearance by graphologist Arlyn Imberman . She analyzed author handwriting on our September 2008 episode , and returns to talk about the handwriting of King, Heschel, and Michelson. Rabbi Gershom Sizomu , the first black sub-Saharan rabbi, joins us to talk about the Abayudaya people of Uganda, his CD Sing for Joy , and Be'chol Lashon ("In Every Tongue"), an organization that supports the diversity of the Jewish people. CREDITS: Our background music is provided by The Freilachmakers Klezmer String Band. Books and CD's mentioned on the show may be borro...

LISTEN TO THE PODCAST     🕮    This is the Book of Life's 2008 High Holidays Special! A Yiddish proverb says "What soap is to the body, laughter is to the soul." In this episode, we lather up with books that show us how we can laugh with God! Then we get a little more serious as we have our handwriting analyzed to see what we can learn about ourselves. We meet: > Jacqueline Jules , author of the picture book Sarah Laughs , as well as other great books like Abraham's Search for God, Once Upon a Shabbos, The Hardest Word and more > Rabbi Sherre Hirsch , author of the self-help book We Plan, God Laughs: 10 Steps to Finding Your Divine Path When Life Is Not Turning Out Like You Wanted > Arlyn Imberman , graphologist and executive coach, analyzes the handwriting of these two authors as well as Book of Life Host, Heidi Estrin, to help us get into a self-reflective mode for the Jewish New Year   SURVEY: Do you prefer the regular half-hour shows...