36/22
I was swept away in the romance and definitely binged this series
Line of Events
An agnostic sex podcaster and a newly single rabbi fall in love; discovering if their relationship survive their wildly different lives and meddling families.. Originally titled "Shiksa", which is also the last word said in the first episode..
I agree – the rabbi is hot
There was a lot of great writing, pacing, and acting; it was easy to fall in love. : )However, I felt a nagging discomfort with the portrayal of Jewish culture.
Or the vast wealth his first- generation immigrant parents had somehow amassed
Some innacuracies were just annoyingly jarring, like the Chanukah menorahs that kept appearing everywhere – his parents entry gate – for real? Some, though, were more repellant, such as the constant use of the term, "shiksa," which is really not a nice thing to say.
Repeatedly in the series, non-jews are identified by their blondeness
If I was around people who were earnestly using that term to describe someone, I would not want to hang out with them again. Adding to the offense, the first time the word is used, it is projected with scorn at a stranger based simply on how she looks.
I would love to see this improve in a second season!
As a blonde Jewish woman, I am familiar with this kind of 'but you don't look Jewish" ignorance, but it doesn't come from within the Jewish community.At best, these discordant elements felt under-researched; at their worst, they felt pandering and reliant on outdated racial stereotyping.