Yes, it’s a romance novel, but it’s also a quick introduction to many Jewish holidays and customs. In addition, it gives a better understanding of generalized anxiety disorder (GED). With anxiety issues on the rise during and after the pandemic, I found this knowledge helpful.
Our heroine, Dara Rabinowitz, is a third-generation matchmaker, who has created an online matchmaking service for Jews. She’s booked to discuss the High Holy Days and the website on a floundering daytime television show with her nearly ninety-year-old grandmother, who takes over the interview. Dara, 34 and single, had created a list of characteristics for her perfect man, beginning with the need for him to be Jewish. But sparks fly with the show’s Gentile host, widower and single dad Christopher Steadfast. They craft a story arc for the show that features Dara’s quest for the perfect man. You can probably see where this is going. Jean Meltzer is a novelist because she was unable to finish rabbinic school, and her father suggested she write a book. This is her second Jewish-themed one, organized around the Jewish holidays from September to December.
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What I’m ReadingI began working in libraries as a seventh grader, courtesy of scoliosis. My orthopedic surgeon wrote me a pass to miss gym class, so I began working in the school library to feed my love of reading. Even after my surgery to correct the curvature, I kept getting out of gym to work in my high school library and then in my college library (for pay, at last!).
So began my eventual career as a college reference librarian—after a detour into teaching high school English. Later I worked for an educational publisher before going back to libraries.
I have a reading and writing life now. I devour both fiction and nonfiction, and will tell you about some of my favorite reads, both old friends and new discoveries.
Here's some library-themed music to get you in the mood.
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