BJ's memoir, The Chameleon in the Closet, traces the universal journey parents take as their children try to find their place in the world. Her older son did not want her to write this book. The story is his, he insisted. However, when he broke with his Conservative Jewish upbringing and plunged into Orthodoxy, BJ was confronted with the challenge of accepting or rejecting his rigorous religious beliefs. She has become a chameleon. She changes her clothing and demeanor, not at whim, but to suit the situation and the circumstances. Her closet contains two distinct wardrobes: shorts, slacks, and sleeveless tops for the world she lives in; long skirts and long-sleeved blouses for the world in which my sons both exist. With candor, passion, and humor, The Chameleon in the Closet is a unique tribute to all parents who stand behind their children’s life-altering decisions.

BJ's publishing career began at the University at Albany in New York where  she was assistant editor of Campus Viewpoint.  Before starting a career as a free-lance writer, she taught Spanish, French and remedial reading in upstate New York.  She also coached speech and debate.   As president of the Capital Organization of Language Teachers, she wrote a newsletter for foreign language teachers. Kashrus Magazine published an early version of her memoir.  An essay of hers was read on Northeast Public Radio.  BJ's cover stories, articles, interviews, and Op-ed pieces have appeared in the Jewish World, Boom Magazine, the Times Union, the Saratoga Business Journal, the Glens Falls Business Journal, the Saratogian, and the Community News.  She was the subject of an article that ran in the Patriot Ledger.

BJ is President of Hadassah Capital District and vice president of the Vaad of programming for Hadassah Capital District.  She chairs the Israel-European Affairs Committee for the Jewish Federation of Northeastern New York and serves on the board of Women's Philanthropies and the Hudson Valley Writers Guild.    She serves on the board of directors of the Southern Saratoga YMCA, the Hudson Valley Writer's Guild, Women's Philanthropies, Congregation Beth Shalom, and the Community Relations Council of the Jewish Federation of Northeastern New York.

BJ and her husband live in upstate New York.  They have two sons and nine grandchildren.  One son lives in Israel; the other is in New York.