Do Jews love Woody Allen?

For Allen, however, the cinema itself substitutes for Judaism. Although he began his film career by humorously parodying earlier films and film forms, his career has gradually explored the place of movies within a complete, meaningful life. read more

Some do, some don’t. His personal life has been kind of repulsive. His attitude toward the Jewish religion and culture is kind of shallow (Jews deserve better than the crude and offensive clichés rolled out in Woody Allen's Café Society). But he’s done some good work. read more

And, perhaps many Jews don’t believe in an afterlife, but Judaism certainly does, and always has. Woody should read Hillel Halkin’s new book on the topic — After One Hundred and Twenty: Reflecting On death, Mourning, and the Afterlife in the Jewish Tradition. Here goes. Judaism and the Afterlife 101. read more

5. He's more overt about being Jewish than most others in entertainment. The list of Jewish people in Hollywood is impossibly long, but few have attached themselves to their religion like Woody Allen. Many people have said he became a caricature of what a Jewish guy is supposed to be like, and some of my Jewish friends aren’t a big fan of that. read more