Dov Elbaum harmonizes religious and secular thought through his scholarship and writing. He is the author of two successful novels, Zman Elul and My Life with the Ancestors, along with three children’s books and numerous essays. He hosts a TV talk show concerning the Torah portion of the week and teaches at two educational institutes. He was awarded the President’s Prize for Young Writers in 2002 and is the 2012 recipient of the Liebhaber Prize for the Promotion of Religious Tolerance and Cultural Pluralism.