Despite their differences in shapes, sizes, and colors, the ingredients in a salad work together to create a healthy meal. Oni and the Kingdom of Onion teaches respect, tolerance, diversity, caring, and sharing. Rabbi Marc Rubenstein focuses on the main character of Oni, an onion. Oni's vegetable friends in the refrigerator talk to one another about how people fight and sometimes can't get along before talking about the origins of the first Hanukkah and the importance of religious history. Oni and the Kingdom of Onion is the first children's book to address the accurate historical truth of the first Hanukkah. Children love and identify with Oni and parents appreciate that the story stresses healthy eating and core values. Through Oni's story, children are encouraged to be accepting of others and work towards common goals, all while learning about an important religious holiday. Children and parents alike enjoy learning about Oni, a remarkable onion, and how in a divided world, we can all come together as one.

Despite their differences in shapes, sizes, and colors, the ingredients in a salad work together to create a healthy meal. Oni and the Kingdom of Onion teaches respect, tolerance, diversity, caring, and sharing. Rabbi Marc Rubenstein focuses on the main character of Oni, an onion. Oni's vegetable friends in the refrigerator talk to one another about how people fight and sometimes can't get along before talking about the origins of the first Hanukkah and the importance of religious history. Oni and the Kingdom of Onion is the first children's book to address the accurate historical truth of the first Hanukkah. Children love and identify with Oni and parents appreciate that the story stresses healthy eating and core values. Through Oni's story, children are encouraged to be accepting of others and work towards common goals, all while learning about an important religious holiday. Children and parents alike enjoy learning about Oni, a remarkable onion, and how in a divided world, we can all come together as one.

Hillie Gordon is a model modern woman, well-educated, successful, talented. The man of her dreams, Jacob Jaworski, purposes to her, setting of a whirlwind of planning, travel, and preparation for the "Big Day." Searching for the "perfect" wedding officiant, Hillie meets Rabbi Sam Glassman, creating a heroic partnership to bring to fruition the ideal wedding ceremony she had promised her mother. Like all brides, Hillie must overcome many hurdles on her journey "down the aisle." Struggling to integrate everything needed for an Interfaith wedding, she juggles family expectations, relying on old friends and finding new friends along the way. Unexpected surprises await Hillie as she barrels through what all brides see reflected in their experience: a delightful mess of love and obligations. Hillie relies on her best friend Amanda for guidance, and also discovers an amazing ally in Christina, her wedding coordinator at a beautiful winery in Temecula, California. Beautiful settings, inspired spirituality, humor, and wonderful characters will keep readers inspired and wanting more. As Hillie is often fond of saying: "Tell me something good!"