Where The Sci-Fi Rabbi has appeared in the press, on screen, and in conversation with others.

Fiddler on the Moon: Judaism in Space (2025)

Rabbi Josh Breindel in a scene from Fiddler on the Moon: Judaism in Space, with Earth visible through a space station window

“What makes space exploration inherently Jewish?”

— The Sci-Fi Rabbi opens the film
Rabbi Josh Breindel and Dr. Sheyna Gifford on a post-screening discussion panel

With Dr. Sheyna Gifford, post-screening talkback at the Marlene Meyerson JCC Manhattan. Photo courtesy of Marlene Meyerson JCC Manhattan.

The Sci-Fi Rabbi appears alongside astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson, astronauts Jeffrey Hoffman and Jessica Meir, and a quorum of rabbis in this half-hour documentary asking a deceptively simple question: will Judaism survive in space?

Watch on PBSFilm detailsJewishBoston covers the film

Read my paper on Jews and spaceflight

In the press

The Forward

On Spielberg, faith, and aliens — PJ Grisar turns to The Sci-Fi Rabbi for the Jewish answer.

JewishBoston

A profile of the rabbi turning speculative fiction into Torah study.

WickedLocal

“A religious force” — the local paper catches him tucking Star Wars references into his sermons.

Rabbi Josh speaking to the media, being filmed by a camera operator
Rabbi Josh speaking to the press

Photo credit: Footer – Haiming Xiao (Unsplash).