TV series portraying Jewish life are becoming increasingly popular — but do they always tell the truth? In this new episode of the “Menorah” channel, Mendel Kaminezki and his guests unpack how such shows shape a distorted perception of Judaism, Orthodox Jews, and religious life as a whole.
In this episode, we discuss how series misrepresent religious Jews, why “a rabbi in sweatpants smoking a joint on Shabbat” is absurd, how conversion (giyur) really works, and whether converting to Judaism for marriage is a dead end. We explore the origins of the “Jewish intimacy through a sheet” myth and why it’s a harmful stereotype, and we talk about what a true religious family can look like in today’s world.
This episode is an honest conversation about religious intimacy, the Torah, stereotypes, and what it means to be a real Jewish family in the 21st century.
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