When you\’re single, traveling to tropical islands isn\’t always what it\’s cracked up to be. But, I figure, if I don\’t meet the love of my life on this trip, at least I\’ll have a large pool of potential companions to go duty-free shopping with in the Bahamas.
Here\’s a tip to non-Jewish travelers looking for a low-cost vacation cruise. Pick your cruise dates to include the Jewish High Holidays in September or October, because then the ships offer their deepest discounts to fill the empty berths left by the noticeable absence of Jewish passengers.
\”Under Radar\” by Michael Tolkin (Atlantic Monthly Press, $23).
Recently, I heard Michael Tolkin speak at Temple Beth Am about \”Under Radar.\” Pacing frenetically, he explained that midway through the writing he had stalled and shelved the manuscript. During that time, slipping on his own spiritual path — parallel to the novel\’s — he had ransacked various synagogues for answers and had succeeded only in worrying his wife.
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