Hey there, it's Leo.

How was your Passover?

I hope that despite all the hardship,

you manage to find just a little bit of light and warmth in this magical holiday.

I hope you had a chance to read the Hagata with fresh eyes and find new meaning in this ancient story of ours.

I hope you had a chance to hug your loved ones in person or over

Zoom and to feel grateful for all that we still have, even or particularly, in this difficult time.

And I hope the rest of this holiday finds all of us,

even if not yet free to leave our homes

and wander in the wilderness,

at least mindful of Pesach's perennial reminder, that miracles happen

when you least expect them.

So while we couldn't come to you yesterday for another Cabalat Chabat because of the holiday,

we wanted to give you just a little bit of unorthodox this evening.

Introduce you to a remarkable new novel that feels very much of the moment and give you our

traditional Jewish joke to end the week and welcome the new one on a cheerful

net. Have a listen.

It gives me great pleasure to welcome one of my favorite authors. Sharon Cameron, hello.

Hello.

So I read your incredible new book, The Light and Hidden Places, which my wife had the pleasure of editing.

I don't want to give away too much of a plot. You'll tell us a little bit about it soon.

But thought it really kind of brought to the

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