Rabbis Michael Knopf and Jesse Olitzky are lifelong friends, pop culture fanboys, and lovers of all things Jewish. Join them every other week for a conversation about what’s going on in pop culture from a Jewish perspective and about Judaism through the lens of pop culture.

The new film from Seth Rogen, ‘An American Pickle,’ now streaming on HBOMax, about an Ashkenazi Jewish man who wakes up in 21st century Brooklyn after being preserved in pickle brine for decades is a lighthearted take on some serious themes: assimilation, mourning, how tragic loss impacts theology, ancestry, and the relationship between religion and change. Join Rabbis Knopf and Olitzky for a discussion of the film and the issues it raises, as well as the real-life controversies around some of the recent statements made by the film’s star.

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