Rachel is the daughter of a Rabbi and a closeted lover of Christmas. Jacob is her "arch-nemesis" from summer camp. He's back in NY to throw a Matzah Ball. They haven't seen each other since that fateful summer. Until her mom Invites him to spend Shabbat with them. 

This was my first totally Jewish centered book, but I loved it and I learned a lot from it! I really like the idea of bashert - that there is a person out there that completes parts that the other person lacks.

Rachel is also living with chronic fatigue syndrome (just like the author.. Make sure to read the author's note) so you know that it's accurately portrayed. 

I loved Jacob's bubbe. When she tells Rachel of how she got out of WW2 Germany, it's sobering. But she made a great life for herself in the US and she's just so funny and good.