A multicultural household

Excellent story about New York Met Shawn Green's Jewishness in yesterday's New York Daily News.

His upbringing: "He wasn't bar mitzvah'd. His parents didn't really practice the religion... Shawn would go to an occasional Passover seder around Southern California, that was about it."

His family: "Shawn married a Christian, Lindsay, and the family is raising two kids in a multicultural household."

His plans for next week and beyond: "Green will fast and he will contemplate and that will be fine. Next season, he says, he probably will move to Manhattan, become more involved in local functions and in New York City's Jewish community, population nearly one million."

The media: "Jay Horwitz, vice president of media relations for the Mets, says there were 11 Jewish newspapers and organizations on the phone for Green the day he was acquired by the Mets... He's been invited to everything from Brises to bar mitzvahs."