Everyone’s talking about Nobody Wants This – the rom-com with “the hot rabbi” who loves being Jewish, the shiksa goddess who has a refreshing curiosity for his faith, and some nagging, stereotypical Jewish women and their henpecked husbands. While the series makes some improvements in Jewish representation, there are numerous problematic elements to the story. […]
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When we set out to build a Hollywood Bureau for Jews in 2021, the idea was to do the same programs that every other Hollywood Bureau was doing for decades: academic entertainment studies to show the depictions of Jews with data (stay tuned for our upcoming study with the Norman Lear Center), build fact sheets, […]
During the Nine Days, we mourn the destruction of the Temples in Jerusalem and other tragedies throughout Jewish history. When we are fragmented as a nation, we are vulnerable. When we are united, we are strong. While the Jewish people makeup but a sliver of the world’s population, we are one of the most diverse […]
Why do Orthodox women wear wigs – especially if the wig looks even nicer than their hair? Doesn’t that defeat the purpose? In this video we explore the text-based sources for hair covering. It begins with a reference in the Torah, and then is expounded upon in the Talmud. But what about wigs? When did […]
The father is the protector of the family. This Father’s Day, thousands of Jewish fathers won’t celebrate with their own children, as they protect the Jewish homeland, which ultimately is a protection for all Jews. Last year we featured A Few Good Orthodox Men on Father’s Day, as Orthodox men are often represented in media […]
