The passage is about a boy named Jay who wants to attend a basketball camp, but it costs $500, which he cannot afford. He attends his friend Daniel's Bar Mitzvah party and discovers that the guests are giving Daniel gift money. Jay comes up with a plan to convert to Judaism in order to receive gifts at his own Bar Mitzvah party and use the money to attend basketball camp. He meets with a rabbi and begins the conversion process, learning about Jewish traditions and holidays. After completing his conversion, Jay receives gifts at his own Bar Mitzvah party, including enough money to attend basketball camp. However, he is then faced with the challenge of observing the Jewish tradition of not working on Shabbat, which conflicts with his desire to attend basketball camp.
Here are the key facts from the text:
1. The main character wants to attend a basketball camp that costs $500.
2. The character is considering converting to Judaism to get money for the camp from a Bar Mitzvah.
3. The character attends a friend's Bar Mitzvah and is inspired by the money given as gifts.
4. The character decides to convert to Judaism and meets with a rabbi.
5. The rabbi agrees to allow the character to convert.
6. The character's friend is skeptical of the conversion.
7. The character receives money from the Bar Mitzvah and decides to donate some to charity.
8. The character is left with $500, enough to attend the basketball camp.
9. However, the character is now obligated to observe Jewish traditions, including not working on the Sabbath (Shabbat).
10. The character is offered a spot at the basketball camp but is unable to attend due to Shabbat.
11. The character is told to make dinner instead of ordering takeout, as part of observing Shabbat.
12. The character is planning to ask someone named Madison out on a date.