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Boob Tube: Jenna Jameson’s Conversion to Judaism, Wedding, Will Be a Reality TV Show

It’s must-see Israeli TV

by
Jonathan Zalman
October 28, 2015
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Former adult actress Jenna Jameson in Los Angeles, California, October 25, 2013. Valerie Macon/Getty Images
Valerie Macon/Getty Images
Former adult actress Jenna Jameson in Los Angeles, California, October 25, 2013. Valerie Macon/Getty Images

Jenna Jameson—porn star-cum-kosher-cook and ardent-Zionist—keeps on bringing the Jewish heat. Jameson’s relationship with her fiancé, Israeli diamond dealer Lior Bitton, has apparently had a profound influence on the former adult actress (love can do such things): She cooks kosher food, celebrates Shabbat, supports Israel, and has announced her intention of converting to Judaism. And may I say: welcome, Jenna, welcome.

Now, reports The Times of Israel, an Israeli television station will document Jameson’s conversion process, and their preparations to wed next year. In an interview with Israeli news website Walla, Bitton, 41, provided some insight about telling his mother that he was dating “the queen of porn.”

“Look, I didn’t come to my mom and say, ‘I’m dating the biggest porn star in the world.’ I mean, there are porn stars, and then there’s Jenna Jameson. At the start, I didn’t tell her who she was. It was a slow process. I let her know in bits and pieces until eventually she was able to accept it. And then it was fine.”

The only question now, is what the title of their reality TV show will be. It will apparently air on Israel’s Channel 2.

Jonathan Zalman is a writer and teacher based in Brooklyn.