Jake's mother is Jewish[7][8][9][10] and was born in New York City to a Jewish family from Russia and Poland.[11][12] Gyllenhaal has said that he considers himself Jewish.[13][14] On his 13th birthday, Gyllenhaal performed a "barmitzvah-like act, without the typical trappings"

count 'em. FOUR separate citations accounting for his Judaism

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4290904&forum_id=2#39417305)

Best part is at the start when he's at the scrapyard trying to sell stolen manhole covers and is like "I would like to propose a counter."

Huge disconnect is that it's never really clear how a dude with his drive and bootstrapping skills is in the situation that he is to begin with. Seems like he should have already been successful.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4290904&forum_id=2#41582580)