Mitchell Chefitz

Mitch learned at MIT and Berkeley, served as a US Navy line officer on destroyers, met Walli while learning in Israel, was ordained a rabbi in New York, served a congregation in Miami, then left the formal rabbinate to begin a havurah (fellowship) outreach program. His first novel (The Seventh Telling) was an LA Times bestseller. His story collection (The Curse of Blessings) has been widely translated. He and Walli live in Coconut Grove, Florida. He continues to write and teach.