Join us this evening for a special literary event with noted Jewish author Daniel M. Jaffe.
YELED TOV is a coming-of-age novel about Jake Stein, an observant Jewish teenager struggling to reconcile his traditional reading of Torah with his growing attraction to men. Temptations that begin during his high school senior year become overwhelming once he's a freshman at Princeton University. If Jake gives in to his feelings, will he risk losing God's love?
As per Kirkus Reviews, “Jaffe writes in a polished prose style…locating Jake’s conflict in the particulars of Judaism & Jewish culture, while also presenting a story that will feel relatable to a wide audience…. An empathetic story of faith and desire.”
Daniel M. Jaffe is the author of four gay-Jewish-themed books of fiction: the novels YELED TOV (Rainbow Awards Honorable Mention) & THE LIMITS OF PLEASURE (ForeWord Magazine Book of the Year Award Finalist); the novel-in-stories, THE GENEALOGY OF UNDERSTANDING (Rainbow Awards Finalist and Honorable Mention); & the short story collection, JEWISH GENTLE AND OTHER STORIES OF GAY-JEWISH LIVING. He also compiled & edited WITH SIGNS AND WONDERS: AN INTERNATIONAL ANTHOLOGY OF JEWISH FABULIST FICTION, & translated the Russian-Israeli novel, HERE COMES THE MESSIAH! by Dina Rubina. Jaffe, who teaches creative writing in the UCLA Extension Writers’ Program, holds degrees from Princeton University, Harvard Law School, & Vermont College of Fine Arts.