She attends temple services with her Jewish grandmother. She attends a Presbyterian church with Janie Loomis. She goes to the Methodist church with Nancy. And she even winds up in a Catholic confessional, unable to confess after causing pain to Laura Danker. Though the book ends with a prayer of praise, it is a private prayer.
Organized religion is rejected at least for the time being.
The spiritual conflict between Judaism and Christianity is further elaborated in the beautifully written My Name is Asher Lev by Chaim Potok. The Hasidic community is too narrow for a genius-driven young artist, who cannot help but be touched by the beauty and passion of the art inspired by the life and teachings of Jesus. The spiritual concepts of beauty and balance are combined in Sheila Garrigue's The Eternal Spring of Mr. Ito . It's Me, Margaret . And, like Jacob Have I Loved , The Eternal Spring of Mr. Ito begins around the time of the bombing of Pearl Harbor.