About the Author

Dr. Barry Nadel was born in Texas (July 11, 1953) and grew up in San Jose, California (before it was Silicon Valley), in a traditional home that was Shomer Shabbat and kashrut. From 1971 to 1973, he studied Archaeology and Anthropology and switched to Enology and Viticulture, receiving his B.Sc. from UC Davis (1975) and his M.Sc. in grape genetics in 1977. In 1976, he won the Winkler Scholarship from the Department of Viticulture and Enology.

That same summer, he made aliyah to Israel to do his PhD in plant genetics at the Faculty of Agriculture, Hebrew University in Rehovot, which he received in 1981. 

Dr. Nadel worked as a plant biotechnology and physiology researcher for 6 years at the Faculty of Agriculture. He then founded his own small vegetable seed company and ran it for 22 years, responsible for plant breeding, stock seed maintenance, and seed production.

He served in the Army reserves for 13 years in the artillery. Later, he was a full-time volunteer for the Border Police, responsible for the security of Moshav Kfar Pines for 10 years.

In 2002, he married Hadassah, the love of his life from Manchester, England. With her, he reached the spiritual heights of selfless love with no thought of compensation. She died in his arms on July 20, 2004, of cancer. Hadassah was the catalyst for a total upheaval in his spiritual life.

Dr. Nadel has three daughters, one son, and eleven grandchildren (five girls and six boys). He is divorced and a widower. He has been writing for over 40 years both scientific and non-fiction works. For the past 35 years, Dr. Nadel has been writing fiction. In 2013, he decided to publish a fiction project called the Hoshiyan Chronicles. It is a highly spiritual work based on the principles of justice, Righteousness, and Faith.