Calvin Prof's Book Honored By National Jewish Book Council

March 28, 2006 == MEDIA ADVISORY

A book authored by Gary Schmidt and Rabbi Lawrence Kushner has been chosen as
a runner up for a 2005 National Jewish Book Award.

In God's Hands (Skylight Paths Publishing 2005) is a picture book re-telling
of a Jewish folk tale. It was honored in the Jewish Family Literature
category of the awards, which are sponsored by the National Jewish Book
Council.

"I'm really pleased that this book has been accepted by the Jewish community
and has gotten good reviews," Schmidt says. "I think a large part of that is
that Lawrence Kushner is so well respected in these communities and is such a
good writer. It's an honor just to be linked up with him."

In God's Hands tells the story of Jacob, a rich man, and David, a man barely
able to feed his family, and of both men's individual experiences of the same
miracle: the miracle of the challah (bread) that keeps appearing and
disappearing in a synagogue's holy ark.

The National Jewish Book Council commended In God's Hands as a book "that
enlarges the whole enterprise of Jewish scholarship and contributes to informed
living, understanding and entertainment for the entire English-reading world."

The awards will be presented at 7:30 pm on Wednesday, April 26 at the Center
for Jewish History in New York.

For the full story see
http://www.calvin.edu/news/releases/2005_06/in_gods_hands.htm

Contact Gary Schmidt at 616-526-6540

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Received on Tue Mar 28 11:41:56 2006