Kenneth Shoji (Japanese, adopted, Jewish mother)

Ariel David, converted in 2013.

I work in Communications for tribal government and I am a member of Temple Beth El, Riverside.

I deeply enjoyed my education in Judaism, I wanted to really have a focus to learn: history and culture; the call to right action.  And I appreciated the opportunity for self introspection about my reasons for this conversion.   

I was surprised by Judaism's focus on action as a way of being.