Edit June 19th: No jury duty. The lump on the tongue got smaller; no biopsy. Mikveh was great!
On June 19th, I’ll kind of become a Jew.
Technically, my conversion isn’t official until June 20th, after I talk with three rabbis at a Beit Din (a Jewish court) and—unless I am found wanting—they wave their magic wands and accept me into the tribe. Normally, the order goes: Beit Din first, then mikveh—the ritual immersion in water that seals the deal.
So why am I doing it backward? Well. That’s where jury duty comes in.
