Rabbi Simcha Weinstein is an internationally known speaker and a best-selling author. He has appeared on CNN and NPR and has been profiled in leading publications, including the New York Times, Miami Herald, and London Guardian. A syndicated columnist, he writes for the Jerusalem Post, JTA (Jewish Telegraphic Agency), the Royal Shakespeare Company, Condé Nast, and many other agencies.
Simcha Weinstein
By Simcha Weinstein
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Community The Real Life Rabbi Who Almost Played One On The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel — Until They Asked Him To Shave His Beard
Amazon’s Golden Globe-winning — and now Emmy-nominated — comedy The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel is coming back for a second season, and I couldn’t be happier. As a rabbi and pop culture vulture, you can imagine my delight when I was tapped to play “the rabbi” on the show. But alas, in a real life plot…
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Culture Batman V. Superman, A Rabbi Weighs In
As the self proclaimed “comic book rabbi,” the question I hear more than any other is not Talmudic or Halachic but: “Who would win in a fight between Batman and Superman?” It’s a question fanboys (including me) have asked for generations. And it’s a question that we’re promised will finally be answered in Hollywood’s latest…
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On screen, the saga of Star Wars — the epic space opera — has always been rooted in family drama: relationships between fathers and sons, brothers and sisters, orphaned children and wise uncles. Off screen, the films provided real-life families with multigenerational entertainment from the beginning. I was a baby when the first film blasted…
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