Why Drew Barrymore Decided To Raise Her Daughter Jewish

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Drew Barrymore's daughter will be raised Jewish because of her husband, despite her own faith.

Drew Barrymore will be raising her daughter, Olive, with some challah and Manischewitz.

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The 37-year-old new mom says her husband Will Kopelman, an art consultant, is “a nice Jewish man from a nice Jewish family" and she has fully embraced his culture.

Barrymore is so on board with Judaism that she has even decided to raise her daughter in the religion.

“I’m a shiksa. I do the seders and we do Passover. I haven’t converted yet, [but] Olive will be raised traditionally,” Barrymore said on a recent episode of "The View." “We had a very traditional wedding ceremony with Rabbi Rubenstein and I did the ketubah. We wore the yarmulkes and we did the chuppah.”

Barrymore is even singing the religion's praises, adding: "I love it! It’s a beautiful faith and I’m so honored to be around it. It’s so family-oriented … The stories are so beautiful and it’s incredibly enlightening. I’m really happy.”

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But when it comes to discipline, don't expect the former wild child to be easy on her daughter.

“I was such a hippie growing up, but I’m like the least loosey-goosey parent," Barrymore told the women of "The View." "I’m like, ‘Bedtime, structure, feeding time’ because this baby is so happy knowing when everything is happening. And I as a parent succeed and thrive knowing when everything is happening [under] that type of structure.”

“I grew up very differently, which was really fun," Barrymore says of her childhood in the spotlight. "But I think kids need structure so I would not just throw caution to the wind and hope everything works out. I will make sure that it does in a very timely manner."

Watch the full interview below:

Why Drew Barrymore Decided To Raise Her Daughter Jewish

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