An Ode to ‘Housewife’ Jill Zarin, the Flawed Jewish Matriarch of Reality TV

Published in Kveller, 7/6/22

Ask a rabbi to name the most important Jewish matriarch of the Torah, and they’ll cite a four-way tie between Sarah, Rebecca, Rachel and Leah.

Ask a pop culture fan to name the most important Jewish matriarch of reality TV, and with the same level of conviction as that hypothetical rabbi, they’ll say “Jill Zarin.”…