We are not Jews by choice. We are not circumcised by choice-they do it to us before we can be asked. Neither did anyone ask us if we would like to be obligated in all these mitzvahs-not since Mount Sinai. Even the one who joins us does so because something propels him from inside.
If we were Jews because our minds and hearts told us so, then our Judaism would take us only as far as our minds and hearts can know. But we are not. And so, our journey is on eagle's wings and our destiny beyond the stars.
