A National Jewish Book Award Winner Psychologist and folklorist Michele Klein draws upon many rich sources-prayers, folktales, folk remedies, as well as biblical, rabbinical, and mystical literature-to explore childbirth from a specifically Jewish context. Michele Klein has a PhD in psychology and has been researching Jewish customs and folklore for many years. Her previous book with JPS, A Time to Be Born: Customs and Folklore of Jewish Birth, won a National Jewish Book Award.