‘Jewish Matchmaking’ offers a nuanced portrayal of some of the diversity of Jewish life

Hopefuls on the show demonstrate a variety of ways to represent Jewish identity and observe Jewish religious life. (Netflix)

While there have been popular TV shows featuring Jewish families or characters in recent years, gone are the Seinfeld days of benign Jewish cultural references mixed in with day-to-day banality wrapped into a 30-minute sitcom.

For example, episode 69 in the fifth season of Seinfeld, “The Bris,” gave mainstream English-speaking audiences a satirical taste of the mitzvah of circumcision in 1993 replete with snarky witticism and a classic Seinfeld charm.