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Jesus miraculously heals a follower in an episode of "The Chosen." (Photo/Forward-Courtesy "The Chosen")
Posted inTV & Film

The hit Christian TV show ‘The Chosen’ is all about Jesus. So why is it so Jewish?

Mira Fox by Mira Fox and Forward April 10, 2023
"West Covina" from "Crazy Ex-Girlfriend"
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The Crazy-Ex Girlfriend Audio Haggadah

Erin Ben-Moche and Esther D. Kustanowitz by The Bagels April 3, 2023
Adam Goldberg (left) and Richard Mazer in a scene from "The Equalizer" on CBS. (Photo/CBS-Michael Greenberg)
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‘The Equalizer’: Jewish star of a CBS thriller confronts antisemitism on screen and off

Curt Schleier by Curt Schleier and Forward April 3, 2023April 3, 2023
Daveed Diggs stars in the third episode of "Extrapolations" on Apple TV+.
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‘Extrapolations’ and AI haggadahs

Erin Ben-Moche and Esther D. Kustanowitz by The Bagels March 27, 2023
Deborah Kaufman is the author of the "Flower Child Noir."
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‘Flower Child Noir’: Berkeley filmmaker Deborah Kaufman pens a ‘poetry-memoir’

by Patricia Corrigan March 23, 2023March 23, 2023
a collage of different cover art for "Are You There, God? It's Me, Margaret" from over the years
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How Judy Blume’s ‘Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret’ broke taboos around interfaith marriage

Emily Schneider by Emily Schneider and JTA March 21, 2023
Oscar winner Michelle Yeoh (left) and Oscar nominee Stephanie Hsu in the Oscar-winning film "Everything Everywhere All at Once." (Photo/A24)
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Everything Bagels Everywhere All at the Oscars

Erin Ben-Moche and Esther D. Kustanowitz by The Bagels March 17, 2023March 17, 2023
Adam Sandler as a New York jeweler in “Uncut Gems.” (Photo/Courtesy A24)
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What does Adam Sandler’s Mark Twain Prize say about (Jewish) American humor?

PJ Grisar by PJ Grisar and Forward March 15, 2023March 15, 2023
David Strathairn as Jan Karski in "Remember This." (Photo/Jeff Hutchens)
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David Strathairn’s Holocaust movie ‘Remember This,’ which premiered at SFJFF, now on PBS

by Linda Buchwald and JTA March 13, 2023
A family of six — a white woman, a Black man, and a gaggle of kids — pose for a portrait
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‘BrownWhite’: Biracial Israeli children talk about being ‘half and half’ in Sacramento Jewish Film Fest doc

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