The book "Choosing Judaism ", written by Lydia Kukoff, is a book of writings that has to do with the primary aspects of becoming a part of Judaism. It is mostly contains excerpts and/or questions concerning conversion to Judaism written by other individuals, and responses to each by Kukoff herself. .

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             The first few portions of the book discuss the author's opinion of Judaism. This includes the story of her own conversion, going back to her initial curiosity in Judaism, which began while she was in high school. She was raised in the Baptist religion, up until the end of high school, at which point she acquired an interest in Judaism. In the book, she gives us her reasons as to why she took an interest to it initially: "What I liked most about Judaism was that it was oriented toward this life and this world in a very real way. It seemed to give its followers a system to live by, a system that at the same time had legal, spiritual, moral, and ethical components that were inseparable from the religion itself. I was also drawn to Judaism because of its formidable and wonderful intellectual tradition, its sense of history and antiquity, its connection with an unbroken chain of people and traditions spanning almost 4,000 years (Kukoff p. 12). She then goes into more detail concerning the basic tenants of Judaism, in her own eyes: "Judaism never asked that things be accepted purely on faith. It gave each person an active role to play in the world as a genuine partner of God. Judaism emphasized living with my fellow people in this world, but also contained a deeply spiritual element which nourished and nurtured me (Kukoff p. 13). .

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             In chapter two, Kukoff begins to write in response to questions by others of the Jewish religion. The topics of these short stories consist of everything from non-Jewish family matters all the way to holidays. Chapter 2, which is titled "But I Don't Feel Jewish!"" is one in which Kukoff responds to questions about recent converters' immediate feelings about their identity as a Jew.