{"id":279731,"date":"2025-06-07T17:10:50","date_gmt":"2025-06-07T17:10:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/peraltafinancing.com\/uncategorized\/a-guest-post-by-pamela-ehrenberg\/"},"modified":"2025-06-07T17:10:50","modified_gmt":"2025-06-07T17:10:50","slug":"a-guest-post-by-pamela-ehrenberg","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=279731","title":{"rendered":"A Guest Post by Pamela Ehrenberg"},"content":{"rendered":"


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PICTURE BOOK SUMMARY:<\/h3>\n

Silas and Great-Grandma Faye always end their video calls with \u201cSee you soon!\u201d Great-Grandma Faye says that Havdalah, which separates Shabbat from the rest of the week, is like saying \u201cSee you soon!\u201d to Shabbat. She shows Silas a spice box made by his great-grandpa, who used to say, \u201cHavdalah is the time between Shabbat and ordinary days, when we get to feel both kinds of magic at the same time.\u201d Great-Grandma Faye suggests she and Silas make Havdalah together over the internet until they can be together again. Silas makes his own spice box. When Great-Grandma Faye finally comes to visit, they say Havdalah with both spice boxes.<\/p>\n

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GUEST POST BY AUTHOR PAMELA EHRENBERG:<\/h3>\n

It\u2019s such an honor to be here as a guest on Good Reads with Ronna\u2014thank you so much for having me!<\/p>\n

When I realized that your blog celebrated its 13th (b\u2019nai mitzvah!) year sometime during the pandemic (belated mazel tov!), it made me think about all the ways that different cultures and traditions have come up with for keeping people connected\u2014even in our world where so often we\u2019re pulled by opportunities and experiences to end up living far away from people we love.<\/p>\n

The See-You-Soon Spice Box<\/em> <\/strong><\/a><\/span>is a modern take on a boy and his great-grandma who meet every week over video call for the Jewish ceremony of Havdalah, which is about saying goodbye (or \u201csee you soon,\u201d until next week!) to the Sabbath.<\/p>\n

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Interior art from The See-You-Soon Spice Box written by Pamela Ehrenberg and illustrated by Gabby Grant, Kar-Ben Publishing \u00a92025.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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As a single parent (like the dad in The See-You-Soon Spice Box<\/em>!), I had many years where in-person connections, especially with far-away friends and family, were super-difficult to schedule. And I think the pandemic made clear that there are a lot of people, for all sorts of reasons\u2014disability, caregiving, job responsibilities, the challenges of life!\u2014who can\u2019t connect in person as often as we\u2019d like.<\/p>\n

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But the pandemic also reminded us that connections helped by technology are nonetheless real connections with real humans. And that\u2019s one of the wonderful things you\u2019ve done all these years with your blog: you\u2019ve connected creators at all stages of our creative journeys\u2014pre-published, published, re-published, and those of us facing all kinds of uncertainties as we wonder what the next step will bring\u2014and connected us with readers, who have realized all along that stories are one of the main ways that humans have always connected with one another.<\/p>\n

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Interior spread from The See-You-Soon Spice Box written by Pamela Ehrenberg and illustrated by Gabby Grant, Kar-Ben Publishing \u00a92025.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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At the end of The See-You-Soon Spice Box<\/em>, when the great-grandma travels for an in-person visit, I think it\u2019s a happy time for the family, to be able to connect in person. But I don\u2019t think it changes their relationships, from the already-strong connections they\u2019ve built across distances. Sometimes I forget that you and I haven\u2019t yet met in person, since your blog makes me feel like I know you so well, even though we live 3000 miles away! Thank you so much for everything you do to keep readers, writers, illustrators, and stories connected in spite of everything!!<\/p>\n\n

BUY THE BOOK:<\/h3>\n

Click this <\/span>Bookshop.org link<\/a><\/strong><\/span> to purchase The See-You-Soon Spice Box<\/em><\/strong> or purchase a copy at your favorite independent bookseller.<\/p>\n\n

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Pamela Ehrenberg Photo Credit: Alexandra Taylor<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

BIOGRAPHY:<\/h3>\n
Pamela Ehrenberg\u2019s previous picture books include Queen of the Hanukkah Dosas<\/em>\u00a0and\u00a0Planting Parsley<\/em>. Her middle-grade novel\u00a0Detour Ahead\u00a0<\/em>(co-authored with Tracy L\u00f3pez) was a National Jewish Book Award finalist. She and her children live in Washington, D.C., and she can be found online at\u00a0www.pamelaehrenberg.com<\/strong><\/span><\/a>, and on Instagram & FB:\u00a0@PamelaEhrenbergAuthor<\/div>\n

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