Jes­si­ca Kei­th is a pro­fes­sion­al lec­tur­er at San Diego State Uni­ver­si­ty and the moth­er of three lit­tles. When she is not teach­ing Cross-Cul­tur­al Engage­ment, man­ag­ing her own tiny humans, or mak­ing a snack, she is dis­cussing her debut mem­oir, Say­ing Inshal­lah with Chutz­pah: a Gefilte Fish out of Water Sto­ry. She has been pub­lished in The New York Times, Kveller, McSweeney’s, The Nosh­er, PJ Library, and Scary Mom­my.