[Lysandru]

Just curious...but if one has no clearly defined faith oneself--why choose Judaism? What is it about Judaism that is appealing to one with no faith of their own?

Of course, Judaism is not monolithic either, is it? You can bet that Gwyneth isn't raising the kids as Orthodox Jews!

[SJackson]

Just curious...but if one has no clearly defined faith oneself--why choose Judaism? What is it about Judaism that is appealing to one with no faith of their own?

Don't know, that's a personal choice. Which usually stems from something, hopefully something serious. This article doesn't mention it, but I believe Gwyneth is into Hollywood Kaballah. Red strings, magic water, not Judaism, but I suspect that's a factor.

[Bubba Ho-Tep]

Just curious...but if one has no clearly defined faith oneself--why choose Judaism?

A friend of mine's wife, raised pretty much without religion, decided to convert to Judaism (my friend wasn't Jewish, so it wasn't a marriage thing). For her it was essentially a choice for monotheism but without Jesus. It came down to "this I believe and this I do not believe."

[Rudder]

Of course, Judaism is not monolithic either, is it?

If it ain't then I don't know what is....Let's see, there's G-d, Jahweh (and the various languages of that term), Lord. That's a whole bunch. I guess it is not monolithic after all.

[lentulusgracchus]

Just curious...but if one has no clearly defined faith oneself--why choose Judaism? What is it about Judaism that is appealing to one with no faith of their own?

The Khazars did, at the direction of their khan, who listened carefully of expositions of Christianity, Islam, and Judaism, and chose the latter for his people -- and they all proselytized en masse.