Inspired by Sholem Ale­ichem, Yael writes with humor and pathos, bring­ing to life the obser­vant Jew­ish expe­ri­ence in Amer­i­ca today. Her debut nov­el Brook­lyn Love breaks out a new genre of Jew­ish roman­tic come­dies, fol­lowed by Starstruck and Touch­down.