movies – Doing Jewish Store

July 8, 2022

From the Marrakesh to the Sahara: A Desert Journey, Spanish Travelers, and Tracing Jewish History in the Ancient Hills 🐪

A road trip from Marrakesh to the Sahara: Camels, COVID, new friends—and History

Wandering Jew 4 min read

July 17, 2020

046 | Unorthodox, One of Us, Shtisel: My Orthodox Netflix Crash-Course

It’s peak Netflix in general, but also for Jewish and Haredi content. Here’s what I learned. One of Us Netflix, 2017 (Yiddish, English) Netflix documentary One of Us highlights the plights of ultraorthodox Jews who fled the community and like Esty in Unorthodox (below), didn’t exactly leave easily. One lives in a camper in LA, another faces terrible harassment and […]

Conversion Process and Personal Stories 3 min read

May 15, 2020

039: G?d, G!d, and G-d: Who you gonna wrestle?

What does Judaism traditionally believe about the big man? For starters, not a man.

Conversion Process and Personal Stories 5 min read

April 8, 2020

035: Pop culture moment: Sukkah-in-Place, Urchatz, the Ides, and Passover

Our Pharaoh is shrugging at the plagues, telling us to go back to work on the Pyramids, and Christian Bale is nowhere to be found.

Conversion Process and Personal Stories 6 min read

I Stand with Israel. Am Israel Chai.

Why is that so hard to say? Why can’t we stand together now, more than ever?

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Jewish Pride, The Pink Triangle, and San Francisco

Every year in San Francisco, a giant pink triangle adorns Twin Peaks over the Castro. What does it mean?

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The Jews of Spain: Back to Barcelona — A Bit Basic, and Lacking in Sites

Barcelona once had a 10% Jewish population and today, it’s stripped of most of that history. Here’s what I did find.

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A Return to Amsterdam: Jewish Tour and A Golden Age Uncovered 🌷🇳🇱

More from The Wandering Jew: A return to a place I visited 25 years ago, and some Jewish surprises there

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