A young Lutheran girl grows up on Long Island, New York. She aspires to be a
doctor, and is on the fast track to marriage and the conventional
happily-ever-after. But, as the Yiddish saying goes, "Man plans, and God
laughs." Meet Andrea Myers, whose coming-of-age at Brandeis, conversion to
Judaism, and awakening sexual identity make for a rich and well-timed life in
the rabbinate.
In The Choosing,
Myers fuses heartwarming anecdotes with rabbinic insights and generous dollops
of humor to describe what it means to survive and flourish on your own terms.
Portioned around the cycle of the Jewish year, with stories connected to each of
the holidays, Myers draws on her unique path to the rabbinate--leaving behind
her Christian upbringing, coming out as a lesbian, discovering Judaism in
college, moving to Israel, converting, and returning to New York to become a
rabbi, partner, and parent.
