Judy-ism

Judy-ism

2023 · 11 min · ★ 7.5 · Romance, Comedy

The day before her wedding, Judy, a self-proclaimed "Jew-ish" woman, tastes a piece of Jewish apple cake and is catapulted back in time to the day before her dreaded bat mitzvah in a reverse 13 Going on 30 Jewish nightmare.

Directed by Emily Lerer · Written by Emily Nash

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