Simcha Raz is a well-known Israeli author and educator. He has an MA in public administration from Hebrew University and rabbinic ordination from Merkaz HaRav Kook Yeshivah in Jerusalem. He is the author of many popular books on aggadic and Hasidic themes. Rabbi Dov Peretz Elkins is an internationally-known speaker and author, and rabbi emeritus of The Jewish Center of Princeton, NJ. He coauthored Chicken Soup for the Jewish Soul, among his thirty-five books and hundreds of published articles.