TV Shows That Illustrate and Celebrate the Jewish Experience

Last updated: August 22, 2025

These TV shows explore authentic Jewish characters and experiences, along with stories about Jewish families, holidays, and traditions that are both fun to watch and teach us something new. Some use humor to help us understand Jewish culture, while others tell more serious stories about history, faith, and sacrifice. Whether your family is Jewish or just curious about different cultures, these shows demonstrate that while Jewish traditions might be unique, the feelings of family, friendship, and finding your place in the world are something we all share. For more Jewish-centered media, be sure to explore our Jewish Experiences page.

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Rugrats

age 6+

Babies go adventuring in this Nick favorite.

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Hey Arnold!

age 7+

Strong storytelling and characters mark worthwhile cartoon.

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The Nanny

age 9+

Blue collar meets blue blood in this funny sitcom.

Jewish Matchmaking TV show poster: Eleeza Ben Shalom in red and black standing against blue backdrop with Star of David and client faces.
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Jewish Matchmaking

age 13+

Dating series reveals diverse community; has mature talk.

Long Story Short TV show poster: Three strips of photo-booth images show Avi, Yoshi, and Shira at various ages with "Long Story Short" in white
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Long Story Short

age 13+

Mature humor in lovely animated series from BoJack creator.

Netflix Comedy (2025)
Crazy Ex-Girlfriend Poster Image
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Crazy Ex-Girlfriend

age 14+

Fun, musical romantic comedy with sweet star, depth.

CW Comedy (2015)
Lady in the Lake TV show poster: A split image shows a black woman and a white woman floating in a lake.
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Lady in the Lake

age 14+

Stylish, dark murder mystery has language, sex, violence.

Apple TV Drama (2024)
My Unorthodox Life Poster Image
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My Unorthodox Life

age 14+

Fashion mogul reality show discusses religion, sex.

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The Goldbergs

age 14+

Loud look at '80s family life has positive takeaways.

ABC Comedy (2013)
Big Mouth TV show poster: two hormone monsters are puppeteers for the middle school kids
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Big Mouth

age 15+

Raunchy but sweet animated comedy has sex jokes galore.

Netflix Comedy (2017)
Nobody Wants This TV show poster: Joanne and Noah's faces are close together on this poster
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Nobody Wants This

age 15+

Sex talk and toys, interfaith obstacles in charming romcom.

Netflix Comedy (2024)
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The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel

age 15+

Strong women, lots of energy in charming period piece.

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Unorthodox

age 15+

Intense story of a Hasidic woman's journey has some sex.

Netflix Drama (2020)
We Were the Lucky Ones TV show poster: Logan Lerman and Joey King face away from each other.
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We Were the Lucky Ones

age 15+

Family's Holocaust drama is violent, filled with hope.

Hulu Drama (2024)
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Broad City

age 17+

Absurdist buddy comedy is female-friendly, edgy.

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