Tzippy Goldman was born for marriage She and her mother had always assumed shed graduate high school be set up with the right boy and have a beautiful wedding with white lace and pareve vanilla cream frosting But at twentytwo Tzippys fast approaching spinsterhood She dreams of escape instead she leaves for a year in JerusalemThere she meetsremeetsBaruch the son of her mothers college roommate When Tzippy last saw him his name was Bryan and he wore a Yankeeslogo yarmulke Now he has adopted the black hat of the ultraorthodox the tradition in which Tzippy was raised Twelve weeks later theyre engagedand discovering that desire and tradition devotion and individuality arent the easiest balance Hilarious compassionate and tremendously insightful The Outside World illuminates an insular community marvelously depicting that complicated blend of faith love and family otherwise known as life in a modern world