Uploaded May 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
With a dose of humor, the documentary, Fiddler on the Moon, investigates how religion would adapt to spaceflight and environments where tradition-setting natural events like sunsets and moon phases become inaccessible. Neil deGrasse Tyson, astronauts Jeffrey Hoffman and Jessica Meir, and a quorum of rabbis and researchers grapple with the question: will Judaism survive in space?
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With a dose of humor, the documentary, Fiddler on the Moon, investigates how religion would adapt to spaceflight and environments where tradition-setting natural events like sunsets and moon phases become inaccessible. Neil deGrasse Tyson, astronauts Jeffrey Hoffman and Jessica Meir, and a quorum of rabbis and researchers grapple with the question: will Judaism survive in space?
#SpaceExploration #IlanRamon #JessicaMeir #JeffreyHoffman#NeildeGrasseTyson #FaithAndScience #Shabbat #ZeroGravity #Documentary #JewishHistory #NASAHistory #SpaceDocumentary #ColumbiaShuttle #MarsColonization #WNET#PublicTelevision #THIRTEEN
Please SUBSCRIBE if you enjoyed: youtube.com/@ThirteenWNET?sub_confirmation=1
For full episodes, check out thirteen.org
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THIRTEEN is one of America’s most respected and innovative public media providers. Part of The WNET Group, THIRTEEN is a unique cultural and educational institution that harnesses the power of television and electronic media to inform, enlighten, entertain and inspire. The flagship public television station of the New York City tri-state area and the most-watched public television channel in the nation, THIRTEEN reaches millions of people with programming that celebrates arts and culture, offers insightful commentary on the news of the day, explores the worlds of science and nature, and invites people of all ages to have fun while learning.
