Just when you think you've heard it all comes this gem of a story. Jon Gosselin (of Jon and Kate tabloid fame) is now dating a Jewish woman and is considering converting to Judaism. The father of eight told an interviewer that he's already consulted Rabbi Shmuley (aka America's rabbi, Michael Jackson's rabbi, Oprah's rabbi, yada, yada, yada). After all, they can relate: Shmuley has nine kids.

ParentDish.com published this quote from Jon:

I just went through Rosh HaShana and Yom Kippur and learned about the new year and every Friday is the Shabbat dinner. I love challah bread. I'm learning about Jewish food, going to Zabar's. I love that place. I'm learning about kosher and when not to order a bacon, egg and cheese and make an ass of myself. Hailey makes fun of me. My mom came to the city on Yom Kippur and asked where all the traffic was. I got from the West Side to Midtown in five minutes. She wants to come to the city every year on Yom Kippur.

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[Hat tip to Alana Newhouse at Tablet for the heads-up on this story.]