There's a hit show on Netflix. It's in it's second season. 'Nobody Wants This' is the story of a progressive Rabbi who falls in love with a gentile woman. That love costs him his dream job at one of the California big box synagogues. She struggles with whether or not to convert, he seems desperate to keep her. Consequences and manipulating Jewsih mother not withstanding. Okay so that's story line. Now the interesting part. In a time of high tide antisemitism this show is a hit. The Rabbi gives the audience a primer on all the Jewish holidays as he tutors his love on what 'it' all means. Shabbat, Purim, Yom Kippur, baby namings, you get the idea. Pre-Nobody Wants This, Jewish characters were almost never described as, well, Jewish. Seinfeld's cast was all Jewish. But we ended up with names like Costanza. Jerry's parents wintered in Florida, America's promised land but never made a Jewish reference.. Jerry Stiller couldn't be more Jewish but creates Festivus instead of celebrating Chanukah. So, why in a time of deep antipathy towards the actions of Benjamin Netanyahu and his hard right regime. When antisemitism and anti-Israelism is at an all time high on college campuses does a TV show that is un-apologetically serving as a primer on Judaism, capture the America imagination? I don't have the answer but I'd love to hear your thoughts and theories. Conspiracy theorists please find another thread.At alephcanada.ca we celebrate Jewish innovation and are deeply inclusive. If you're Jewish , Jew-ish , Jewish-allied , LGBTQ+ or just pain curious spiritually you are welcome. Oh an by the way , we're definitely Jewish.