This month's Book Club selection is The Orchard by author David Open..

Join moderator David Cyrluk for a lively discussion on Zoom. RSVP to Marcia Klein at bookclub@sinai-sj.org for the Zoom meeting link.

Summary:

Ari Eden’s life has always been governed by strict rules. In ultra-Orthodox Brooklyn, his days are dedicated to intense study and religious rituals, and adolescence feels profoundly lonely. So when his family announces that they are moving to a glitzy Miami suburb, Ari seizes his unexpected chance for reinvention.

Mesmerizing and playful, heartrending and darkly romantic, The Orchard probes the conflicting forces that determine who we become: the heady relationships of youth, the allure of greatness, the doctrines we inherit, and our concealed desires.