Judaism Online: Confronting Spirituality on the Internet

The process, pitfalls and triumph of one woman’s conversion
In Judaism Online I look back at my journey from fundamentalist Christianity through Reform and Conservative Judaism and my ultimate confrontation with what it really means to be Jewish.

The book is a conversation between me and David Kaufmann, who mentored me over the Internet during the last leg of my journey home. Interestingly, at the time I write this, we have yet to meet face to face, yet his insights, shared in dozens, perhaps hundreds, of email messages, helped me find a sure footing on the path. These messages, along with entries from my journal, provide a “real time” glimpse into my life along the way.

As Israel struggles with the question of “Who is a Jew?”, this book explores what that question meant in my own life. It is at times intensely personal, at times philosophical. I would hope that every convert would find it inspiring, every rabbi who is involved with conversions would find it enlightening, and everyone else would find it to be a great read.