CONVERSION - The 'Latent' Jewish Soul I posted this in a comment at my blogging friend, Emily's blog: Becoming Jewish. My brother told me a great joke once - Mr. Schwartz dies - goes to heaven - and St. Peter meets him at the gate. “Mr. Schwartz, we’ve been waiting for you - come on in.” Peter escorts Mr. Schwartz down a long hallway of rooms where people are partying like crazy. Over the door of each room it says: Hindu, Ba’hai, Shinto, Methodist, Presbyterian, and so on. Peter says “come Mr. Schwartz our biggest room is for us Jews!! And there’s a party with food in there like you have never seen in your life!” As he keeps walking - Peter turns to him and says “be totally quiet when we pass this next room.” They pass and there are hundreds of people on their knees praying like crazy. “Who are they?” asks Mr. Schwartz as they pass the room. “Them?” says Peter “Oh those are the super right wing evangelical conservatives! They think they’re the only ones up here.” (its...