Yael Grobglas Joins the Hallmark Family, Celebrating the Holidays with "Hanukkah on Rye"

quotThere were some things I had to ask my AmericanJewish friends aboutquot she continued quotWhen I first moved to the states I found for example the prayers have a different melody here than they do in Israel It was a little trippy relearning the same prayers basically in the American tune But a lot of the movie felt so close to home There are a lot of shots of sizzling latkes bobbing matzo balls and sugary jelly donuts But at the center of it it39s really just about family It39s very much embedded in the Jewish culture that food and family are at the center of every holiday but I think that39s kind of true for everyone One of the great things about this movie and why so many people are going to relate to it Jewish or not is that it39s about food and family Who can39t relate to thatquotIn addition to the enticing title Grobglas was excited to work with Jordan again as the two go way back quotWe met when I did a few episodes of Supergirl a while backquot she revealed quotI really liked him and that was another reason I jumped on board We became really close friends and we discovered that we both love doing escape rooms As soon as we39d finish filming for the day we39d hit an escape room We ended up doing a massive amount of escape rooms and it was wonderful I feel anybody working in a team should do one to see if the team can function under high stress for an hour and nobody39s killed each otherquotWhile the movie is a classically fun romp its importance concerning representation on television makes it timely too With antiSemitism continuing to rise around the country that was not lost on its cast quotGrowing up Jewish you know antiSemitism existsquot Grobglas shared quotYou feel it You see it We were seeped in Hanukkah while filming for about a month and surrounded by everything Jewish I think a day or two after I returned to Los Angeles is when the most recent wave of antiSemitism erupted The film couldn39t have been timelier Representation matters no matter what I know my Jewish friends are excited to watch and I39ve heard from people who are not Jewish and are also excited for it It39s really a movie for everyone and maybe they39ll learn something they didn39t know about Jewish culture which is so very important Part of why I like being an actor is showing other people39s lives to people who they maybe don39t know much aboutquotGrobglas and Jordan had a blast while filming often trying not to laugh at each other but one challenge was not eating all the props quotOh I didn39t stop myself because all the food was deliciousquot she laughed quotMy character Molly stress eats Gelt chocolate coins so the amount of chocolate coins I ate making this movie was insane But I have no regrets and I loved every minute of itquotShe also enjoyed the traditional element of letter writing a major narrative element of the movie However when it came to penmanship both actors were nervous quotBoth Jeremy and I were very selfconscious of our handwriting as it39s not something you actually do as much anymorequot she recalled quotStill there39s something so special about receiving a handwritten card versus a text message from someone There39s an extra element to a person39s handwriting even their spelling mistakes A charm comes through when something is personalized that wayquotAnother gift the movie gives viewers is a brandnew Hanukkah song quotLightquot courtesy of a cameo by Lisa Loeb pictured above quotIt39s a really beautiful song and very specialquot Grobglas said quotIn Israel we have lots of Hanukkah songs but here there39s like two I loved that we got Lisa39s song and after she filmed her scene we sang it nonstop on the setquotGrobglas hopes to do more with Hallmark quotI had such a lovely time making this as not only did Jeremy become one of my closest friends but I also made some new ones as everyone on the production was delightfulquot she saidquotI feel Hallmark hires not only talented people but people that are kind and just so good at what they doquot she added in closing quotWhen that happens on a set it shines through in the final product While making this everybody was smiling and happy to be there so I39d love to work with everyone againquotHanukkah on Rye will be telecast on Sunday December 18 at 8 pm on Hallmark Channel as part of their Countdown to Christmas programming eventClick the social buttons to share this content with your friends and colleaguesThe opinions and points of view expressed in this content are exclusively the views of the author andor subjects and do not necessarily represent the views of MediaVillagecomMyersBizNet Inc management or associated writers

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