Announcing My New Podcast: Hakol Sababa 🎙️
I’m excited to share something new with you—Hakol Sababa, my podcast featuring long-form interviews with fascinating people from across the Jewish world.From Rabbis and politicians to psychotherapists
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20 Jun 2024
Fun with AI!
I just had some fun with AI, creating a song about Tottenham fans' obsession with Arsenal's misfortune.Lyrics by ChatGPTMusic by AI-Music-Generator.aiImages by MidjourneyAnd I stitched it together in
9 Jun 2024
Arnon Zamora: Katonti
Today I attended the funeral of a modern-day Jewish hero: Arnon Zamora. Since last night, Israel has been in euphoria about the daring and brilliantly executed rescue mission that brought home Shlomi
31 May 2024
What does your football fandom say about you?
I have a not-so-secret vice: I love watching football. There's something magical about the artistry of the players: the pinpoint cross, the nutmeg turn, the perfectly-timed tackle, the thunderbastard
21 May 2024
The Free-Will Paradox - 2nd edition!
Just a quick post to let you know that I've released the second edition of Ari Barak: The Free-Will Paradox!I've improved the writing, filled in a couple of small holes in the narrative, and corrected
30 Oct 2023
Ari Barak and the Free-Will Paradox now available as audiobook
It took well over a year, but I finally finished recording and editing Ari Barak and the Free-Will Paradox as an audiobook - in my own voice!Get it on Audible! Get it on Spotify! (US customers only)
30 Oct 2023
Ari Barak 2 is out!
I'm thrilled to announce the publication of Ari Barak - Red Warrior's Gift!Here's what early readers are saying about it: “The first book was good, but this is in a different league!”“How does your mi
25 Apr 2023
Vos is Chag Atzmo'us?
Tonight is Yom Ha'Atzma'ut - Israel's 75th Independence Day. In preparation for the day, my daughters went and bought window flags, bunting, and blue-and-white ribbons, with which they lavishly decora
13 Jul 2022
Customer Service Gaslighting
Life is a wonderful patchwork of highs and lows, exhiliration, despair, good times, better times, and...totally bizarre, unworldly times, that make your head spin 360 degrees.This is one of the latter
19 Mar 2022
One kidney ahead of you!
When I was considering donating a kidney, one of my biggest concerns was how it would affect my physical health and fitness going forward. I consulted some other runners who had donated a kidney, and
10 Feb 2022
Let the Yid Army roar!
This post was also published in The Independent on Friday 11 Feb 2022.Photo: The IndependentI confess, for my sins, I am a Tottenham supporter. It’s a terrible lot, having my emotional well-being tied
18 Oct 2020
Being a hero is not cool
"I'm sorry," [Ron] said in a thick voice. "I'm sorry I left. I know I was a -- a --"He looked around at the darkness, as if hoping a bad enough word would swoop down upon him and claim him."You've sor
2 Feb 2019
Five-Star Sci-Fi: All Time by Mack Leonard
I've reviewed quite a few more books now on Readers' Favorite, with a wide range of quality, from those I loved to those I actually had to put down after three pages (including the disclaimer). I'm no
2 Feb 2019
Fun: Short story writing competition
Every quarter, my publishers (BookLocker) have a 24-hour short story contest. The idea is that you sign up in advance, and on the day of the contest, the organizers release the topic and a maximum wor
14 Jan 2019
Smart Marketing for Indie Authors - Review
Since I received a five-star review from Readers' Favorite, I decided to start paying it back and reviewing other people's books, too. Most of the books submitted for review are pretty amateurish, but
9 Dec 2018
Cognitive dissonance and belief
I recently received an email from someone who tracked me down via Mi Yodeya. I thought I would share it with you, along with my response, since it touches on some issues that many people find relevant
6 Oct 2018
Ari Barak gets five stars from Readers' Favorite!
I just got my first official editorial review, and I'm floating on Cloud Nine! You can see it in the original here, but for your convenience, I'll copy it verbatim below. Reviewed by Romuald Dzemo for
29 Jul 2018
Did Ari Barak just win a 2018 American Fiction Award?
YES! (Well, sort of...) The 2018 American Fiction Awards have announced their results and Ari Barak and the Free-Will Paradox is a finalist in the category of Religious Fiction! That's basically a jo
27 Jan 2018
I was stuck - until you came along
Hey. Thanks for stopping by here. I could use some help from you. It won't cost you anything, but it could make a world of difference to me. So, as you know, I wrote a book. I'm proud of my work, and
27 Oct 2017
Kudos, Warning Labels and the Shirtless Guy
The first batch of reader feedback for Ari Barak and the Free-Will Paradox is in, and it's overwhelmingly positive! Feeling really excited about the good vibes! Here's a sample of some reader reaction
22 Oct 2017
Kosher Science Fiction!
Admit it. You enjoyed Harry Potter. All right, pretend it was your kids who enjoyed it. I won't tell.Oy, bitul Toirah! But let's be honest: it's not easy to compete with JK Rowling's magic, Artemis Fo
14 Oct 2017
Ari Barak Released!
I'm thrilled to announce that Ari Barak and the Free-Will Paradox is now available on your favorite online bookstores, in paperback and ebook format! This ground-breaking new book is, to the best of m