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 Netflix limited series ‘https://www.netflix.com/title/81166770,’ inspired by Stephanie Land’s bestselling memoir, is an extraordinary story of one young woman’s struggle with domestic abuse and poverty in modern America. Through exceptional writing, stunning performances, and gripping filmmaking, the show lays bare the realities of generational trauma, vicious cycles of poverty and abuse, economic inequality, and the woeful insufficiencies and inefficiencies of the social safety net in the U.S. Rabbis Knopf and Olitzky are joined by special guest Erica Wachs, a writing assistant on the show, to examine ‘Maid’ through the lens of the Jewish tradition.

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