Begrudging or Bust – Cinema Jews from Rosh Hashanah to New Year’s Eve

By Rabbi Elliot B. Gertel Part 1 of 2Jack and JillThere’s no denying that Adam Sandler has a talent for playing rather awkward and puerile Jewish men who are surprisingly likable, even appealing. Yet when Sandler applies this formula to portraying a Jewish woman, the result is the awkwardness without the appeal and likability factors. [...]