This piece made me feel open, almost positive about being Jewish for the first time in a while. I've been retreating from it for reasons similar to the ones Gerson describes, and discovering something more attuned in Buddhism. I've heard that people who go through the sort of transformation that learning about Buddhism can bring often leave their original religion for a time, but eventually they make their way back in one form or another. I'm not sure I'm ready to come back yet, but I'll remember Gerson when I do...