Oscar winning actress Gwyneth Paltrow is "quietly converting to Judaism," The New York Post reported on Thursday. The outlet's gossip column, Page Six, reported that the star of the Iron Man films is converting after following kabbalah for years. Many non-Jewish celebrities have adopted or followed the teachings of kabbalah, most notable of them being Madonna. Paltrow's late father, Bruce Paltrow, who died in 2002 of cancer, was Jewish, and her mother, Blythe Danner, is Christian. The actress has said she was raised with both religions. Paltrow was featured in NBC's "Who Do You Think You Are-," a show that looks into the ancestry of its participants. Documents uncovered in the program showed Paltrow's relationship to Rabbi Simcha "Simon" Paltrovich, who immigrated to the U.S. in the 19th century. During an interview with The Guardian in 2006, Paltrow said that on her father's side she is part of a rabbinical dynasty, "like, 17 generations of rabbis -- you see, I really am a Jewish princess!" The actress had also reportedly said she wants to raise her two children, Apple, 10, and Moses, 8, in a Jewish environment.
