"But by the episode's last act, Joanne has realized that Noah can't maintain his faith and be with her if she won't commit to conversion. "You can't have both, and I would never make you choose," she tells him tearfully over the din of his niece Miriam's bat mitzvah. And so she dumps him - it's the most painless way to move forward - until the episode's final two minutes, when the pair run back into each other's arms once more."
"But this time it looms much larger: Joanne's mother, Lynn (Stephanie Faracy), realized at a Purim party that she is Jewish deep down (classic thing to happen at Purim festivities) and wants to take classes to pursue conversion. If her mom can do it, why not Joanne? "I don't want to be the person who's asking you to be someone different," Noah tells Joanne, initiating the conversation this time around."
Joanne and Noah's relationship repeatedly fractures over the question of her converting to Judaism, yet repeatedly reunites when Noah abandons a strict religious ultimatum. In season one, Joanne ends the relationship at his niece Miriam's bat mitzvah after realizing he can't keep his faith and be with her if she refuses conversion, only for Noah to return saying he "can't have both." Season two mirrors that arc at Joanne's sister Morgan's engagement party after Joanne's mother decides to pursue conversion, and Noah again ultimately calls Joanne his soulmate.
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