Destined to Choose: A Rabbi David Cohen Novel

When a college freshman's philosophy paper on the Holocaust jeopardizes her relationship with her grandfather, she finds herself alone and afraid on the streets of Minneapolis.

Help comes in the form of Rabbi David Cohen, who is struggling with his own personal demons. Trained in both psychology and Talmudic argument, David must help this family face the real issue that divides them. Set against the backdrop of a Jewish holiday of mourning, they bring together their experiences as they confront evil itself and answer a cry for help that no one expected.

Sheyna Galyan holds a degree in psychology from the University of California at Santa Cruz, and both a masters in counseling psychology and graduate work in business and public administration from San Jose State University. She also earned an M.Ed. from the University of Minnesota. Sheyna has worked as a counselor, consultant, lecturer, journalist, and Jewish educator.

She lives with her husband and children in the Twin Cities, where she is at work on the next Rabbi David Cohen novel.