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Forward 'The Patient' is one of the most Jewish shows on television — should it have been more so? 29 Aug 2022
"The Patient," a psychological thriller featuring Steve Carell as the Jewish therapist Dr. Alan Strauss, is highlighted as one of the most authentically Jewi...
29 Aug 2022
Forward Why Jewishness — and Kabbalah — are key to understanding HBO's 'The Rehearsal' 2 Aug 2022
"The Rehearsal" is a new HBO show by comedian Nathan Fielder that explores the complexities of reality television and the nature of performance. Fielder, who...
2 Aug 2022
Forward Why ‘Nope’ spotlights Jewish prophets and mitzvahs 27 Jul 2022
Jordan Peele's film "Nope" is a thought-provoking exploration of how filmmaking affects both its subjects and viewers. The film presents an extraterrestrial ...
27 Jul 2022
Forward Can a Christian theater company put on a good Purim spiel? 7 Mar 2022
Sight & Sound is known for its evangelical biblical productions but faced a unique challenge with Queen Esther as it lacks overt religious content. Despite c...
7 Mar 2022
Forward Who were the most (and least) Jewish presidents? 18 Feb 2022
The article discusses the Jewish legacies of various U.S. presidents, highlighting their interactions with the Jewish community and providing a humorous rati...
18 Feb 2022
Forward Today in corporate propaganda: Jeff Bezos and William Shatner take the ultimate ego trip — to space! 15 Dec 2021
Amazon's Jeff Bezos sent 90-year-old actor William Shatner to space on Blue Origin's rocket, capturing the journey in a one-hour corporate propaganda film "S...
15 Dec 2021
Forward ‘The Plot Against America’ is truer than even Philip Roth knew 15 Mar 2020
"The Plot Against America" by Philip Roth, both the novel and the subsequent HBO miniseries, explores an alternate history where Charles Lindbergh, a sympath...
15 Mar 2020
Forward Oy — Why those ‘Curb Your Enthusiasm’ ads are pretty, pretty bad 21 Jan 2020
The article discusses the use of the Yiddish word "Oy" in advertisements for the 10th season of "Curb Your Enthusiasm." It questions the appropriateness of t...
21 Jan 2020