Rab­bi Dov Peretz Elkins is a nation­al­ly known lec­tur­er, edu­ca­tor, work­shop leader, author, and book crit­ic, and is a pop­u­lar speak­er on the Jew­ish cir­cuit. Rab­bi Elkins is a recip­i­ent of the Nation­al Jew­ish Book Award and is the author of over fifty books. His Chick­en Soup For The Jew­ish Soul was on the NY Times best-sell­er list. His most recent books are Jew­ish Sto­ries from Heav­en and Earth: Inspir­ing Tales to Nour­ish the Heart and Soul; Tales of the Right­eous; Sim­ple Actions for Jews to Help Green the Plan­et; Heart and Scroll: Inspir­ing Sto­ries from the Mas­ters; In the Spir­it: Insights for Spir­i­tu­al Renew­al in the 21st Cen­tu­ry; and For Those Left Behind: A Jew­ish Anthol­o­gy of Com­fort and Healing.