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* Ziva on ''[[NCIS]]'' is a former Israeli Mossad agent and wears a Star of David. |
* Ziva on ''[[NCIS]]'' is a former Israeli Mossad agent and wears a Star of David. |
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* Charlotte on ''[[Sex and the City]]'' converted to Judaism. |
* Charlotte on ''[[Sex and the City]]'' converted to Judaism. |
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* George in ''[[Being Human]]'' is really only shown as Jewish through the Star of David he wears and the few times he mentions it. Justified though in that he became unobservant after being bitten, since he felt that Judaism frowned on being a werewolf. |
* George in ''[[Being Human (UK)]]'' is really only shown as Jewish through the Star of David he wears and the few times he mentions it. Justified though in that he became unobservant after being bitten, since he felt that Judaism frowned on being a werewolf. |
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** George's father is not Jewish, as we see a vicar giving his burial rites. |
** George's father is not Jewish, as we see a vicar giving his burial rites. |
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** Josh, his counterpart on the American series, has approximately the same level of observance. |
** Josh, his counterpart on the American series, has approximately the same level of observance. |
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* Ron Stoppable from ''[[Kim Possible]]'': his Bar Mitzvah is the focus of an early episode, which gets a [[Continuity Nod]] during a [[Christmas Episode]]. Though you'd have never guessed if you observed his dietary habits. |
* Ron Stoppable from ''[[Kim Possible]]'': his Bar Mitzvah is the focus of an early episode, which gets a [[Continuity Nod]] during a [[Christmas Episode]]. Though you'd have never guessed if you observed his dietary habits. |
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* Moishe from ''[[Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends]]'' seems to have been rolled in just to fulfill this trope. |
* Moishe from ''[[Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends]]'' seems to have been rolled in just to fulfill this trope. |
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* Harold from ''[[Hey Arnold]]''. In one episode, he is lectured by his rabbi for stealing a ham, with more emphasis on breaking Jewish dietary restrictions than the theft itself |
* Harold from ''[[Hey Arnold!]]''. In one episode, he is lectured by his rabbi for stealing a ham, with more emphasis on breaking Jewish dietary restrictions than the theft itself |
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{{quote|'''Rabbi Goldberg''': "But secondly, and most important, you stole a ham. Ham is not kosher - not kosher at all. We don't ''eat'' ham. We haven't for 5000 years, and we don't need to start now."}} |
{{quote|'''Rabbi Goldberg''': "But secondly, and most important, you stole a ham. Ham is not kosher - not kosher at all. We don't ''eat'' ham. We haven't for 5000 years, and we don't need to start now."}} |
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** Could be a bit of [[Fridge Brilliance]], maybe? It'd be bad enough if he had stolen something and intended it for his own use, but if he's not able to use it, that'd be stealing for the sake of stealing, and that'd be worse, wouldn't it? |
** Could be a bit of [[Fridge Brilliance]], maybe? It'd be bad enough if he had stolen something and intended it for his own use, but if he's not able to use it, that'd be stealing for the sake of stealing, and that'd be worse, wouldn't it? |
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