Miriam Luxenberg

"Shadchanus. One of the hardest professions, but also one of the most rewarding. What used to be a time-honored, sacred task has slowly transformed into a game of truth or dare, and Perla Greenwald, an old-school shadchan, is trapped between the winds of change. Rather than stand up to them, she bends like a reed and sacrifices her self-respect. Until she is called to step up to the plate. Discovering a piece of information in her own daughter's shidduch...

"When Rabbi Yeshaya Barkoff passes away, a lot of things happen at once. Wishing to honor his final request, his wife Tzivia and his three grown daughters make their way to Eretz Yisrael for his kevurah, planning to take the next flight back and sit shivah at home. But a huge storm cancels their flights, leaving the bereaved ladies to spend the week of mourning in a rented apartment in Jerusalem. Not even a day passes before the first secret marches...