After three decades marketing some of Hollywood’s biggest movies, Gerry Rich set out to tell the story of his own unlikely journey to the film business. Writing Chasing Hollywood revealed another story about the Jewish communities that gave him belonging, courage and a place to land along the way.  Read more and order the book now.

What does Jewish life look like in 2070—and what are we planting now for the people who will inherit it? 70 Seeds, a new group exhibition from the Judeofuturism Project online and in person in Boston October 27 – November 8, 2026, brings together 11 American Jewish artists to imagine vibrant, pluralistic Jewish futures. Through visual art, performance, interactive installation, sound and digital media, the artists explore what we might carry forward—from rituals and stories to objects, traditions and ideas about community and belonging. Reboot is a co-sponsor of the program and 70 Seeds producer Becca Leviss wrote a blog for Reboot on the Jewish tradition of imagining beyond moments of crisis and uncertainty. Read more.

The Alef/Bet podcast explores the big ideas, core concepts, tough questions, essential values, and evolving practices of Jewish life through the 22 letters of the Hebrew alphabet. Hosted by Rabbi Amichai Lau-Lavie, Alef/Bet reimagines ancestral Jewish wisdom for right now. Drawing on the Torah, Talmud, mysticism, poetry, philosophy and modern voices, the series offers both timeless teachings and contemporary reinterpretation—no prior knowledge or Hebrew needed. Whether you’re Jewish, Jew-ish, Jew-jacent or Jew-curious, all are welcome. Grounded in the God-optional, everybody-friendly, artist-driven approach of Lab/Shul, Alef/Bet is for anyone seeking a deeper, more personal connection to Jewish life. Listen and follow on Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen to podcasts. Sign up to get a study guide delivered with each episode.

What makes a story Jewish? Is it the characters, the subject, the person telling it, or something harder to define: a sensibility, a joke, a question, a detail that feels unmistakably familiar? The film, The Legend of Juan Jose Mundo, now available to rent on Prime Video and Apple TV, is a vibrant coming-of-age story about first love, teenage obsession and identity in 1980s New York that offers an unexpected way into that conversation. Jewishness isn’t always at the center of the frame, but when it surfaces, it reveals something about how culture and identity find their way into the stories we tell. Reboot’s Tanya Schevitz sat down with director and writer Mike Walker, writer Susan Gomes and star Anna Mirodin to talk about the film and the many ways a story can be Jewish without announcing itself as one. Read the interview or watch the Q&A.

Rachel Valfer Sills of The Qadim Ensemble has spent much of her life following a musical thread — from the Ladino songs she loved as a girl to melodies that have traveled across centuries, languages and cultures. With the release of the ensemble’s new album, Entre Las Huertas, she reflects on the Sephardic women who carried these songs forward, the cultures that shaped them along the way and why this music remains a living tradition. It’s a story about memory and longing, but also about what happens when we tend the threads we inherit and pass them on. Read more.