A new question for an old religion: Should non-Jews play Jewish characters on-screen?
A new Apple TV+ show, The Shrink Next Door, seems to reflect a trend of non-Jewish actors playing emphatically Jewish characters, which recently caught the ire of comedian Sarah Silverman.
On a new Apple TV+ show called The Shrink Next Door, a depressed and anxious businessman is convinced by his sister to go to therapy.
"He's not a stranger!" she exclaims. "Rabbi Goldberg recommended him!"
Their strong accents reflect who their characters are: New York Jews. But neither of the actors who play them — Will Ferrell and Kathryn Hahn — are Jewish in real life.
Does that matter? It does to comedian Sarah Silverman. On a , she pointed out what she sees as an,and Felicity Jones as Ruth Bader Ginsburg in the movie .
