However, Gwyneth Paltrow has recently expressed her desire to raise her children in the Jewish faith after appearing on the ancestry show Who Do You Think You Are?
The American actress, whose father was the Jewish film producer Bruce Paltrow, was deeply affected upon discovering earlier this year on the program that her ancestry traces back to a long line of prominent East European rabbis.
This revelation has motivated her to raise her seven-year-old daughter, Apple, and her five-year-old son, Moses, within a Jewish environment, as she shared with attendees at a London event organized by the Jewish charity Community Security Trust.
Her choice marks a significant departure from her previous remarks regarding her upbringing, which included elements of both Judaism and Christianity.
‘It was such a nice way to grow up,’ she recounted, but she later remarked, ‘I don’t believe in religion. I believe in spirituality. Religion is the cause of all the problems in the world.’
Last night, a genealogy expert clarified that, according to religious law, the faith is transmitted through the maternal line. Hence, 38-year-old Miss Paltrow, who also studies Kabbalah, would not be regarded as a true Jew since her mother, actress Blythe Danner, is Christian.
Moreover, the father of the children, her husband Chris Martin, the lead singer of Coldplay, also comes from a Christian background.
‘Miss Paltrow may simply want to adhere to traditions she experienced as a child, such as observing the Sabbath, maintaining a kosher household, and celebrating holidays,’ the expert noted.
by Lorelle Heath
