British rabbis on the ‘fairly convincing’ portrayal of Jewish life in Nobody Wants This

The hit show Nobody Wants This, starring Kristen Bell and Adam Brody, has been praised for its depiction of modern Jewish life. Photograph: Adam Rose/AP

It was the summer of 2022 when Benjamin Stanley was left pleased and slightly embarrassed to hear he was being referred to as the “hot rabbi” at the wedding he was officiating.

Stanley, 41, worried he might no longer fit into the category after a string of sleepless nights with a newborn child. The moniker, however, is gaining attention as a result of the Netflix show about a weed-smoking rabbi, leading some to declare this season “hot rabbi autumn”.