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Joseph are enjoying a Sunday evening The path of the upcoming solar eclipse on Erev Rosh
glatt kosher barbecue steak dinner, the Chodesh Elul 5777, from west to east. Totality will
Fishkinds will be “roughing” their first- be visible anywhere between the outside lines, and
time total eclipse experience in a non- for longer durations get closer to the center line.
kosher, three-bedroom, two-bathroom
house. an event like this ‘could’ take place!” 9:15 a.m. from BWI to arrive in
For those who would like to be Nashville at 10:05 a.m. Hang around
“We rented a house through and watch the eclipse from the airport;
HomeAway.com about a year ago. It is smack dab in the middle of the eclipse, and then get on a 4:55 p.m. return
in the northeast suburbs of Nashville Mr. Fishkind advises going to a little vil- flight that same day! No car rental, no
and will cost $175 a night. We will also lage about an hour away from Nashville, hotel rental, just bring your bag
rent a full-size car for about $150,” called White House, Tennessee. lunch!”◆
shares Mr. Fishkind, a retired NASA © Margie Pensak 2017
engineer and executive who played a “One last idea,” adds Mr. Fishkind.
leading role in developing and deploy- “How about flying down on Monday at
ing the Hubble space telescope,
International Space Station, space
shuttles, and unmanned exploratory
probes. “Obviously, the house is not
kosher, but for an overnight, why not?”
A bunch of the Fishkind children
and grandchildren will join the senior
Fishkinds on this sure-to-be-memo-
rable trip. “I have been teaching astron-
omy for the past 40 years, and this is
unbelievable!” says Mr. Fishkind. “G-d
willing, this will be a once-in-a-lifetime
event for me. By the way, once every
Jewish month, somewhere in the world,
86 u www.wherewhatwhen.com u
glatt kosher barbecue steak dinner, the Chodesh Elul 5777, from west to east. Totality will
Fishkinds will be “roughing” their first- be visible anywhere between the outside lines, and
time total eclipse experience in a non- for longer durations get closer to the center line.
kosher, three-bedroom, two-bathroom
house. an event like this ‘could’ take place!” 9:15 a.m. from BWI to arrive in
For those who would like to be Nashville at 10:05 a.m. Hang around
“We rented a house through and watch the eclipse from the airport;
HomeAway.com about a year ago. It is smack dab in the middle of the eclipse, and then get on a 4:55 p.m. return
in the northeast suburbs of Nashville Mr. Fishkind advises going to a little vil- flight that same day! No car rental, no
and will cost $175 a night. We will also lage about an hour away from Nashville, hotel rental, just bring your bag
rent a full-size car for about $150,” called White House, Tennessee. lunch!”◆
shares Mr. Fishkind, a retired NASA © Margie Pensak 2017
engineer and executive who played a “One last idea,” adds Mr. Fishkind.
leading role in developing and deploy- “How about flying down on Monday at
ing the Hubble space telescope,
International Space Station, space
shuttles, and unmanned exploratory
probes. “Obviously, the house is not
kosher, but for an overnight, why not?”
A bunch of the Fishkind children
and grandchildren will join the senior
Fishkinds on this sure-to-be-memo-
rable trip. “I have been teaching astron-
omy for the past 40 years, and this is
unbelievable!” says Mr. Fishkind. “G-d
willing, this will be a once-in-a-lifetime
event for me. By the way, once every
Jewish month, somewhere in the world,
86 u www.wherewhatwhen.com u
