A large part of Gwyneth Paltrow’s appeal, back when she was first becoming “a thing” in the 1990s, was that she seemed like a throwback to the icy blonde WASPs of yesteryear. You could picture her in a wealthy suburban enclave in Connecticut in the 1950s. Or the 1970s. Or the 1990s. Goop has always come across that way – icy, moneyed, not particularly religious. But she’s always talked about how both of her parents affected her – her Jewish father and her Christian mother. Goop has even experimented with Kabbalah on-and-off throughout the years. And now Page Six says that following her split with Chris Martin, Gwyneth is ready to commit herself fully to the Judaism. Mazel tov!

Gwyneth Paltrow is converting to Judaism after her conscious uncoupling with husband Chris Martin, sources tell Page Six. The actress is quietly converting after years following Kabbalah, which originated in Judaism, and being friends with Michael Berg, the co-director of the Kabbalah Centre.

While Paltrow’s rep didn’t respond to numerous requests for comment, her late father was film producer Bruce Paltrow, a Jew, while her mother, Blythe Danner, is a Christian. The “Iron Man” star has previously revealed that she was raised both Jewish and Christian, which “was such a nice way to grow up.”

In 2011, she appeared on NBC’s “Who Do You Think You Are?” which described how her family came from a long line of influential East European rabbis. She had said in a 2006 Guardian interview that her father descended from a Russian rabbinical dynasty. She was quoted as saying, “Like, 17 generations of rabbis — you see, I really am a Jewish princess!”

After appearing on the ancestry show, Paltrow had said that she wants to raise her daughter Apple, 10, and son Moses, 8, in a Jewish environment, even though their father Martin is Christian. She reportedly made the comment to guests of a London event that was hosted by Community Security Trust, a charity that represents Jewish interests.

Last year, while promoting her cookbook “It’s All Good,” she declared herself “the original Jewish mother,” because of how she enjoys cooking for people.

Paltrow told You magazine, “Creating a meal for my family and friends, sitting together, eating, laughing and talking, that’s when I’m happy. Oh my God, if you saw the amount of food that I do. I am the original Jewish mother. I make meals from these new recipes that look, smell and taste like the food I always cooked, but are also super healthy. That is an additional joy.”

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If that’s what she wants to do, good for her. I’m sure she realizes that there’s more to being Jewish than just feeding people, right? I’m sure she knows. I wonder what the rabbis will think about giving a bar mitzvah to a “Moses Martin” and a bat mitzvah to an “Apple Martin.”

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