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com, I would never have
discovered the fascinating
hobby of genetic genealogy.
Now, every time I receive
an email from ancestry.com
with another DNA match
or a clue about where one
of my distant ancestors
might have come from, I’m
intrigued and drop whatev-
er I’m doing to log into the
website.
Back in 2019, it was esti-
mated that more than 26
million people had added
their DNA to the four lead-
ing commercial ancestry
databases, which includes
ancestry.com. At that time,
it was predicted that if the
pace continued, the gene
troves could hold data on
the genetic makeup of more

than 100 million people
within the next two years.
That means that there’s a
very good chance that there
are DNA matches to long-
lost relatives just waiting to
be discovered on websites
like ancestry.com.
In addition to discovering
your roots, there are count-
less health benefits to iden-
tifying your relatives as well.
I highly recommend the
intriguing hobby of genetic
genealogy.

Rabbi Jason Miller is a local edu-

cator and entrepreneur, who writes

about the intersection of tech-

nology with Jewish life in the 21st

century. Follow him on Twitter at @

RabbiJason and visit his website:

www.mitzvahrabbi.com.
In the yearbook photo, Jason Miller’s grandmother is at the top:
Adele Goldberg.

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