Andrew Ramer was born in Elm/hurst, Queens, New York, across the street from an amusement park called Fairyland, and now lives in Oak/land, California, up the street from an amusement park called Fairiyland. An ordained maggid, a sacred story teller in the Jewish tradition, he is the author and co-author of several books including the international best seller "Ask Your Angels" and the Lambda Literary Award Finalist "Two Flutes Playing," first published in 1991, a companion volume to which was published in 2021, "Two Hearts Dancing." He is also the author of "Queering the Text," "Torah Told Different," and "Fragments of the Brooklyn Talmud." His next book, "Texting with Angels," will be published in 2022. Ramer is also a movement and meditation teacher. For more information on his work you can visit his website - andrewramer.com Since turning 70 in 2021 he has been going by the name Eli, but his books will continue to be published under the name Andrew.
