Question for RENTheads (and others) concerning Mark

Hello all!
I've been pondering this for some time now. Is Mark Jewish? My first inclination is yes, because of learning to tango with the Rabbi's daughter at the Scaresdale Jewish Community Center (and he refers to his Bah Mitzpah in the movie but that is beside the point in a Broadway discussion), but then why would he recieve a Christmas gift (the hot plate) and why would his family be celebrating Christmas (as implied in Voicemail #1)? I simply cannot make up my mind. Perhaps one of his parents was Jewish and the other was not?

Uh... yes... it ishighly doubtful that a non-Jew would have trouble maintaining an erection during the High Holy Days.

I wondered about that too. Maybe 'Cindy'--Mark's sister?--'and the kids are here' mean they're just visiting on Winter holiday break. Or--heck, any Jew knows you have nothing to do on Christmas, when the world shuts down, other than go to movies, eat Chinese food, or hang out at someone's house anyway. :)

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Well then he's "all" Jewish, because his name is Mark Cohen, and the last name presumably comes from his father. It isn't worth all that reading into, is it? I mean, mothers give their starving artist kids things no matter what time of year it is. It's not like she ever starts a voicemail with "Merry Christmas [bitches]" or whatever!

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