Watch How You Go: Jewish Wisdom for Your Journey Ahead by Rachel Ain at Great Neck Library

In Watch How You Go: Jewish Wisdom for Your Journey Ahead, Rabbi Rachel Ain draws on Jewish tradition, more than two decades in the rabbinate, and her experiences as a mother, wife, daughter, and communal leader to explore what it means to live a meaningful Jewish life today.

Written first as a message to her sons as they begin making their own way in the world, the book opens into a wider conversation about the questions that shape all of our lives: How do we balance family, work, faith, and responsibility? How do we hold on to belief when life is difficult? What does it mean to belong to the Jewish people? How can tradition help us respond to uncertainty, disagreement, antisemitism, and a changing world?

Through personal stories, Jewish texts, and reflections on contemporary life, Rabbi Ain explores family, prayer, Shabbat and Jewish time, God and doubt, Israel and Jewish peoplehood, compassion, community, leadership, and the responsibility to make a difference. Her approach is rooted in tradition while remaining open to questioning, growth, and the realities of modern life.

The evening's conversation will be moderated by Rebecca Sassouni, a frequent moderator at the library. An attorney, Rebecca currently serves on the Board of Directors of the Nassau County Bar Association, where she co-chairs the Women in Law and Student Mentorship committees. Sassouni is an active Advisory member of Long Island's Jewish Community Relations Council and the Great Neck Mayors' Coalition for Unity. Rebecca is a Past President of the Boards of Education and of SHAI, which she still serves as a Vice President.

The author event will be at the Great Neck Library (159 Bayview Avenue, Great Neck) on Wednesday, November 4, at 7:00 p.m. Registration is recommended but open to all. Seating is available on a first-come, first-served basis. Books will be available for purchase and signing at the event. For more information, please call Great Neck Library at (516) 466-8055 or email adultprogramming@greatnecklibrary.org.