[2] Epstein frequently writes and speaks on a variety of topics including American Jewry, anti-Semitism and Israel.
[6] She was a 1990 Knight-Walker Fellow at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, where she later taught science and feature writing for the Master of Journalism program.
With Rosita Arvigo, she co-wrote Spiritual Bathing: Healing Rituals and Traditions from Around the World (Echo Point Books & Media, 2018), exploring religious and spiritual traditions since ancient times, and Rainforest Home Remedies: The Maya Way To Heal Your Body and Replenish Your Soul (HarperCollins, 2001), focusing on natural remedies used by the Mayan.
She has contributed to anthologies including "The Late Great Mexican Border"(Cinco Puntos Press, 1996) and "Racing in the Street: The Bruce Springsteen Reader" (Penguin Books, 2004).
[8] Contributors to the book include Ben Kingsley, Oprah Winfrey, and Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks.