Studying

So this is my current object of study for my conversion. I must start feeling my destiny joined to that of the Jewish people, Mordechai says. I already have, which is one reason I decided on conversion — I was feeling Jewish in all but name.

I found myself rooting for Israel unreservedly, thinking of Jews as "us," until the little voice in my head told me, "Wait, you’re not Jewish." But I was thinking and reacting as if I already were.

So I will get dressed and go to the coffee house and read about the history of my would-be people, so I can feel even more of a part of them than I already do.

And hey, I’ve already been to shul…