A member of our synagogue recently told me that he converted to Judaism the year before his older son's Bar Mitzvah, which took place ten years ago. He'd been considering converting for years before he finally made the decision, but didn't like feeling as if he was forced into it.
"What made you feel forced?" I asked him.
He said, "The synagogue. They suddenly came up with all those rules that said a non-Jewish parent wasn't allowed to participate in certain activities."
"So why did you convert when you did?"
"I decided it was time."
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