Converts are not followers

B"H

Converts aren't followers; they're leaders.

If you've converted or are converting and feel like you're starting late, like you'll never catch up — that is a lie.

One of the most important figures in all of Torah is Yitro — a convert. And the parsha where we receive the Torah at Sinai? It's named after him.

His name comes from the word יֶתֶר (Yeter) — to add. Because Yitro didn't just show up. He contributed. He added a parsha to the Torah.

That is what you are called to do.

Not to sit in the back and be grateful you made it in. But to bring what only your Neshama — your soul — can bring to Am Yisrael.

As we move toward Shavuot, may every convert find their place in Torah. 🕍

We don't need bystanders. We need leaders.

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