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Plenty of non-Jewish men have converted to Judaism to be with the Jewish woman they love.

Not so many Hollywood actresses. But the times, they-are-a-changing.

It’s no shtick—Lindsay Lohan is converting to Judaism.

And apparently, her family is taking the news very well.

“As long as she believes in God,” says her father, Michael Lohan, a self-proclaimed born-again Christian who raised Lindsay in the Catholic faith.

Lindsay told family and friends she decided to convert after learning about the Jewish religion from her girlfriend, Samantha Ronson. Sam’s family is Jewish and is said to be supportive of Lindsay’s move.

Still, Lindsay’s father is skeptical Linds will stick with it.

“She’s exploring right now,” he says. “She’s explored the Church of Scientology, she tried Kabbalah, and now this. I think it’s just another phase. But either way, she’s involving God in her life, and I’m happy about that.”

For those who are interested, I’m filing this in the Too Horrible To Contemplate folder.

Ok, not quite, but watch the overzealous reporter in this story on New Zealand Jews, who can’t keep her hands off the Rabbi.

Hat tip: Shy Guy

Detractors of President George Bush love to insinuate that he is no Einstein.

They may have a point.

Speaking of the “promise of God” for a “homeland for the chosen people” in Israel, Bush told the Knesset after a visit to the Roman-era Jewish fortress at Masada: “Masada shall never fall again, and America will always stand with you.”

Clearly not Einstein-like.

Albert Einstein described belief in God as “childish superstition” and said Jews were not the chosen people, in a letter to be sold in London this week, an auctioneer said Tuesday.

The father of relativity, whose previously known views on religion have been more ambivalent and fuelled much discussion, made the comments in response to a philosopher in 1954.

As a Jew himself, Einstein said he had a great affinity with Jewish people but said they “have no different quality for me than all other people”.

“The word God is for me nothing more than the expression and product of human weaknesses, the Bible a collection of honourable, but still primitive legends which are nevertheless pretty childish.”

So there you have it. Bush is indeed no Einstein, at least on this matter.

Thank G-d for that.

Update: Yes I do realize President Bush’s insistence on a palestinian state is at odds with his professed beliefs. But how can we expect the President of the US to be more Right wing than the government of Israel, which itself accepted the idea of a palestinian state long ago?