Jonah Feingold has created the most Jewish rom-com we've ever seen. He’s the writer, director, actor, and editor behind the brand-new 31 Candles (playing in AMCs), as well as Dating & New York, At Midnight (Paramount+), and EXmas (Amazon). Jonah is obsessed with chemistry, crushes, and sweaters, and he's our official straight boy crush of 2025! (Plus we have a cameo from 31 Candles' producer Jonah Weinstein who is a queer Jewish icon.)

We Yenta about:

- Sliding into DMs

- Why 31 Candles is the most Jewish romcom ever

- Jewish identity without belief

- Romcom chemistry, movie stars, and why studios ruined everything

- Lesbian-coded sweaters

- Dating in 2025: no contact, shared locations

- Winning your ex back (bad advice, worked anyway)

- Hiding tattoos from Jewish parents forever

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Jonah Feingold: https://www.instagram.com/jonahfeingold/

Raye Schiller: https://www.instagram.com/rayeschiller

Antonia Lassar: https://www.instagram.com/antonialastar

Uncut and bonus episodes: https://www.patreon.com/yenta

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Timestamps:

0:00 - Intro

1:55 - 31 Candles: The Most Jewish RomCom

3:55 - Casting for chemistry

8:57 - Queer & Jewish identity

11:32 - “Being Jewish isn’t about feeling Jewish”

18:22 - Writing a romcom

35:52 - Judaism onscreen (Nobody Wants This)

42:38 - Dating in 2025

55:37 - Secrets!!