Dori Wein­stein is an award-win­ning author who grew up in Queens, New York. Dori is a grad­u­ate of Bing­ham­ton Uni­ver­si­ty and Teach­ers Col­lege, Colum­bia Uni­ver­si­ty. She has taught in pub­lic and Jew­ish day schools and enjoys vis­it­ing class­rooms to speak about writ­ing through a Jew­ish lens. Dori lives in Min­neapo­lis with her hus­band Gary and their three children.