Unorthodox: The Inside Story

The hit Netflix series "Unorthodox" presents a moving yet challenging view of an insular Jewish community and one woman’s quest for self-determination. Tradition and freedom, community and the individual, the Holocaust and Jewish celebrations of life add up to an emotional experience that has connected with millions of viewers all over the world.
The International Institute for Secular Humanistic Judaism hosted a special conversation with Lili Rosen (credited as Eli Rosen/“Reb Yossele”) in "Unorthodox" and a special consultant to the project: translating scripts, coaching actors and ensuring authenticity in costumes and rituals. Rosen herself was born and raised speaking Yiddish in a Hasidic Jewish community in Brooklyn, which she left to pursue life, liberty and a law degree. She is currently managing director of New Yiddish Rep theater company in New York City.
Rosen was joined in conversation by Rabbi Adam Chalom, Ph.D., Dean for North America of the IISHJ. Together they discussed the experiences of those leaving Orthodoxy, the most powerful themes in Unorthodox, and how the quest for personal freedom is a universal story.
For more information on the IISHJ, visit www.iishj.org. This program was co-sponsored by Unitarian Universalists for Jewish Awareness.

[@arongamman9360]

Thank you for this. I love the show and this conversation!

[@phinhager6509]

If it's not accurate, so therefore doesn't teach its viewers about the community, and it doesn't challenge the community with an attempt to cause change, what is the point?

[@giselestrauch5146]

good story here

[@yerachmielgalinsky5990]

How is a literal wire made out of physical materials that is used for an eruv “fictional”. It’s a literal, physical demarker, correct? You can disagree with its value and validity, but you should understand or at least have arguments that leverage the clear difference between allegory/fiction and literal/actual.