Myth Two: To Jew or Not to Jew?

A Case of Mistaken Identity…

At certain junctures in life, there comes a pressing need to reevaluate the narratives we've long held sacred. These myths, these stories from which we've extracted deep meaning, suddenly beckon for scrutiny. Such moments are fraught with existential difficulty; the temptation is to think that the accuracy of our interpretation of God, our religion, and our mythos undergirds our very relationship with the Divine. Yet, the stories that once served as spiritual lighthouses may not necessarily illuminate our future path. The instinct for many is to abandon these once-cherished myths. But upon closer inspection, you may find they need not be discarded—instead, they beg to be reinvented, or in Christian terms, to be reborn. Jesus explained it like this, "Unless a grain of wheat falls into the ground and dies, it remains alone; but if it dies, it produces much grain. He who loves his life [including his myths and religion] will lose it, and he who hates his life will find it."

The following is a profoundly personal myth that experienced a transformative recalibration, significantly altering my understanding of both the Divine and my own identity…