Earlier this month, Stoudemire joined the NBA's New York Knicks as a free agent. So, perhaps moving to the heavily Jewish populated New York made Amar'e curious about his own Judaism?According to Haaretz and JTA reports, Stoudemire, a power forward formerly of the Phoenix Suns, was heading to Israel for a voyage of discovery after finding out he has a Jewish mother. According to an Israel Army Radio report, Stoudemire plans to spend time in Israel learning Hebrew.
Stoudemire's most recent tweet lets us know that he's eating a late lunch at a cafe and learning a lot of Hebrew. In an earlier tweet he posted, "The holy land. Learn about it. Ze ha'halom sheli" (Hebrew for "this is my dream").
If Amar'e Stoudemire's mother is indeed Jewish then he has just become the greatest Jewish NBA player of all time! Good luck on your search Amar'e... or should I say "Behatzlacha!"
UPDATE: Okay, so it turns out that Amar'e Stoudemire is not Jewish. His agent was interviewed for an article on the NBA Fanhouse website. His agent also gets the award for quote of the week:
"I haven't checked to see if he's circumcised, but regardless, it's a stretch to call him Jewish at this point."
--Happy Walters, Amar'e's agent
5 comments:
Dear Anonymous - Why such anger? If Amare considers himself Jewish, wonderful, we should be glad to have a polite, well spoken, talented young person among the Tribe.
I thought there was a difference between being "Jewish" and having some "Hebrew" ancestry. Judaism is a religion and people can convert to it whereas one can be of Hebrew descent without believing in Juadaism.
To those who say it's a load of crock - Lenny Kravitz and Drake both have Jewish mothers who also have Hebrew ancestry and yet one couldn't tell from their looks. Amar'e did not say that his mother is fully Hebrew, just that she may have some Hebrew ancestry, making him not half Hebrew but partial.
Either way, does it really matter? The fact remains that he seems to have a profound respect and interest for Israel and Hebrew. It's unfortunate that some would think him less for it.
Lol 7 out of Jacobs children married african women ... DO THE SCIENCE THE ONLY WAY THERES A WHITE JEW IS IF WE HAD 13tribes
7 of the 12 of Jacobs kids married african women .... Do the math ... The only way to have white jews is if there's a 13th tribe
If he wants to convert, why not? Alot of "roots" is heresay. I dont even want to post here what I was told about my roots but roots is not always documents but family talk. Good luck to him in exploring his spirituality.
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