Times of Israel – Memoirist turns to fiction with tale of Arab, Jewish women’s unlikely friendship

This article features Rabbi Haviva Ner-David (Kollel ’01-’03) and her first novel “Hope Valley.” This article was written by Jessica Steinberg – Writing a book wasn’t a new concept for author Haviva Ner-David, who has two memoirs under her belt, including one about her journey to becoming the first woman to be publicly ordained by an Orthodox rabbi. But a work of fiction? That was, well, novel. Call it part of Ner-David’s decade-long adjustment to living in the Galilee.