Rabbi Pesach Scheiner was born in Brooklyn, New York, and received his rabbinical ordination from the Chabad-Lubavitch Yeshiva in Brooklyn. He is currently the rabbi of the Chabad Center in Boulder, Colorado. In his rabbinic capacity, Rabbi Scheiner teaches classes on Jewish practice, including the Jewish view on living successfully, from which this book was born. He lives with his wife and children in Boulder, Colorado.