Posts Tagged: Unorthodox
‘Unorthodox’ Star Shira Haas Becomes First Israeli TV Actress Nominated for Golden Globe
The Hollywood Foreign Press Association announced this year’s Golden Globe award nominations today and a history-making selection: Shira Haas, star of Netflix’s “Unorthodox,” for Best...
Israeli Actress Shira Haas Gets Emmy Nomination for Role in Netflix Hit ‘Unorthodox’
Israeli actress Shira Haas was nominated for an Emmy Award on Tuesday for her performance in the Netflix hit "Unorthodox." Haas was nominated for Best Actress...
Some ‘Unorthodox’ Advice for Netflix’s Esty
In recent years, more and more stories portraying the journey of people who have left ultra-Orthodox communities are being told. The people leaving these communities often...
Binge-Watching Jewish TV as an Indoor Sport
JNS.org - Netflix was surely not around during the making of the Covenant — the contract between God, Abraham and Jewish People. But more so...
Are the Haredim Coronavirus Villains and as Awful at Sex as Netflix Says?
Read the news and you’ll probably get the impression that Haredim are villains. They refuse to close their synagogues, wedding halls, and large religious gatherings...
Social Distancing and Jewish TV: ‘Unorthodox’ and ‘Hunters’
During time in self-imposed quarantine have had the opportunity to watch more TV than usual. I watched two particularly Jewish TV shows this past weekend. First,...
Boteach’s “Kosher Sex” Most Borrowed Book in Crown Heights Public Library
In new data revealed by the New York Public Library, Shmuley Boteach's bestselling book, "Kosher Sex: A Recipe for Passion and Intimacy" was listed as...
“Unorthodox” Belongs in the Fiction Section
Who would have guessed that Anti-Semitism could lurk in the allegedly autobiographical words of a young Jewish woman? But they have, in 'Unorthodox: The Scandalous...
