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What does it really mean to choose the side of “good” — and what does it cost? In this follow-up journey back to Oz, Rabbis Knopf and Olitzky explore Wicked: For Good, the second chapter of Elphaba and Glinda’s story, and what it reveals about loyalty, love, sacrifice, and the messy moral terrain between heroism and villainy. Through Jewish lenses — from biblical rebels to rabbinic dreamers — we ask whether anyone is ever fully “for good,” and how our tradition teaches us to hold complexity even when the stakes are sky-high. Grab your broom (or bubble) and join us for a conversation that soars.

Rabbis Michael Knopf and Jesse Olitzky are lifelong friends, pop culture fanboys, and lovers of all things Jewish. Join them every other week for a conversation about what’s going on in pop culture from a Jewish perspective and about Judaism through the lens of pop culture.

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