About this episode

The episode discusses the final season of Stranger Things through a Jewish lens, focusing on themes of fear, power, and responsibility.

Rabbis Knopf and Olitzky return to Hawkins for the final season of the Netflix juggernaut Stranger Things. Beyond monsters and nostalgia, the show offers a sobering meditation on fear, power, and the seductions of militarism and authoritarian control. Through a Jewish lens, the conversation explores what it means to grow up, take responsibility for one another, […]

People in this episode

Hosts: Rabbis Knopf, Olitzky

Topics covered

• Stranger Things
• fear
• power
• militarism
• authoritarian control
• Jewish perspective
• growing up

Keywords

• Stranger Things
• Netflix
• fear
• power
• militarism
• authoritarian control
• Jewish perspective
• growing up

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Netflix

Books & works: Stranger Things

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