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About Judy Klitsner, author, "Subversive Sequels in the Bible" (http://www.JudyKlitsner.com)

Judy Klitsner is the author of the new book, "Subversive Sequels in the Bible: How Biblical Stories Mine and Undermine Each Other." The book was the winner of a National Jewish Book Award in 2010.

Judy Klitsner is a senior faculty member at the Pardes Institute for Jewish Studies in Jerusalem, where she has been teaching Bible and biblical exegesis for the past two decades.

A disciple of the renowned Torah teacher, Nechama Leibowitz, Klitsner has had a profound impact on a generation of students, many of whom now serve as teachers and heads of Jewish Studies programs in the US, Israel, and the UK. She is a popular international speaker who brings a dynamic, interactive teaching style to a broad and varied array of audiences across the Jewish denominational spectrum.

Originally from Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, she and her husband, Shmuel Klitsner, live in Jerusalem, where they raised their five children. Klitsner's recent and most enjoyable avocation is playing with her grandchildren.

More information on Judy Klitsner can be found on her website, http://www.JudyKlitsner.com