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Jeremy Allen White as Carmen "Carmy" Berzatto in "The Bear." (Photo/Matt Dinerstein-FX)
Posted inJewish Life

Yes, kosher fans of ‘The Bear,’ you can make a beef braciole

Rob Eshman by Rob Eshman and Forward August 18, 2022August 18, 2022
In episode 5 of "The Rehearsal," Nathan Fielder navigates the complexities of an interfaith family — sort of. (Photo/Courtesy HBO)
Posted inTV & Film

Nathan Fielder’s HBO show ‘The Rehearsal’ offers an unusual portrayal of interfaith parenting gone wrong

Jackie Hajdenberg by Jackie Hajdenberg and JTA August 15, 2022
Patients lay in beds in the “Syndrome K” unit at Fatebenefratelli Hospital. (Photo/JTA-“Syndrome K”-Freestyle Digital Media)
Posted inCulture

To save Jews and keep the Nazis away, these doctors invented a fake infectious disease

by Stephen Silver and JTA August 12, 2022August 12, 2022
Tom Sturridge as Dream with his very powerful and important bag of sand and gas mask thing in "Sandman. "(Photo/Forward-Courtesy Netflix)
Posted inTV

Judaism, mythology and God knows what else haunt the dreams of Netflix’s ‘Sandman’

Mira Fox by Mira Fox and Forward August 9, 2022August 9, 2022
Elliot Glazer and Judy Gold in an episode of "2 Jews Choose."
Posted inComedy

‘Jewish or goyish’ makes comeback in web series ‘2 Jews Choose’

Esther D. Kustanowitz by Esther D. Kustanowitz August 8, 2022August 9, 2022
Steve Carell plays a therapist named Alan Strauss in the FX series "The Patient."
Posted inTV & Film

Creators of Hulu’s ‘The Patient’ defend casting Steve Carell as Jewish therapist in latest ‘Jewface’ flare-up

Caleb A. Guedes-Reed by Caleb Guedes-Reed and Forward August 5, 2022August 5, 2022
In Walter Tejblum’s "Shalom Taiwan," a rabbi takes drastic measures to save his synagogue from financial ruin. (Photo/Forward-Courtesy Outsider Pictures)
Posted inTV & Film

From Argentina, a surprisingly delightful movie about a rabbi in Taiwan

by Simi Horowitz and Forward August 3, 2022August 3, 2022
"Yosi, the Regretful Spy" tells the story of an Argentine intelligence officer's undercover mission into the Jewish community of Buenos Aires and the conspiracy he uncovers. (Photo/Courtesy Amazon Prime Video)
Posted inTV & Film

The real story behind ‘Yosi, the Regretful Spy,’ the Amazon drama about terror and espionage in Argentina’s Jewish community

Jackie Hajdenberg by Jackie Hajdenberg and JTA August 1, 2022August 1, 2022
Praying before a meal in “Under the Banner of Heaven.” (Photo/Courtesy FX)
Posted inTV

Mormonism and Judaism are dominating television. Is that good for representation?

Mira Fox by Mira Fox and Forward July 28, 2022
Norman Lear in an Instagram video to fans marking his 100th birthday. (Screenshot)
Posted inCulture

TV legend Norman Lear turns 100, with a song and an Instagram

by Andrew Lapin and JTA July 27, 2022July 27, 2022

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