Originally titled “Shiksa,” which is also the last word of the first episode
Narrative
A gender-fluid podcaster and a newly minted rabbi fall in love; find out if their relationship survives their wildly different lives and intrusive families. I was intrigued by the love story and definitely checked this series out.
I agree: The Rabbi is sexy
There was a lot of great writing, pacing, and acting; it was easy to fall in love. : )However, I did feel a nagging discomfort with the portrayal of Jewish culture.
Or the vast wealth his first-generation immigrant parents had somehow amassed
Some inaccuracies were just annoying and disturbing, like the Hanukkah menorahs that kept popping up everywhere – at his parents’ front gate – really? Some were more off-putting, though, like the constant use of the term “shiksa,” which really isn’t a nice thing to say.
Time and time again, the show identifies non-Jews by their blondeness
If I were around people who seriously used that term to describe someone, I wouldn’t want to hang out with them anymore. To add insult to injury, the first time the word is used, it’s contemptuously projected onto a stranger simply based on her appearance.
I’d love to see that improvement in a second season!
As a blonde Jew, I’m familiar with that kind of “but you don’t look Jewish” ignorance, but it doesn’t come from the Jewish community. At best, these contradictory elements seemed barely explored; at worst, they came across as subservient and dependent on outdated racial stereotypes.
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