A former Conservative Jew's conversion to Christianity illuminates a critical weakness in Conservative Judaism: its emphasis on community building and social connection has come at the expense of direct spiritual engagement. Through narrative analysis centered on a 1993 Rabbinical Assembly Convention encounter and subsequent family interactions, this deeply personal examination reveals how institutional neglect of explicit theological content leaves spiritually seeking individuals unfulfilled. The author's cousin, emblematic of the "Wise Son" archetype, cited spiritual hunger as his primary motivation for conversion, specifically seeking concepts like "walking with God" and raising "Godly children"—ideas rooted in Jewish tradition yet absent from his Conservative upbringing. Conservative Judaism requires a theological rebalancing that integrates halakhah and aggadah through the concept of Divine-Human partnership, where observance becomes a pathway to knowing God, analogous to human relationships. Without articulating an overtly religious message beyond community provision and offering compelling theological foundations for Jewish observance, Conservative Judaism risks losing its most intellectually curious members to traditions that more directly address fundamental spiritual questions. The movement's survival depends on transformation that emphasizes God's accessible presence and Torah's divine-human nature.