Kosher Comedy Returns With Fourth Episode of "Verplanck"

In February, we posted the first three episodes of Verplanck, a new "kosher comedy" series that follows the exploits of four different types of Orthodox Jews, as they act on their plans to build a new Orthodox Jewish community in Verplanck, an actual city in upstate New York with just a few hundred residents. The locals are portrayed as hicks who have no clue as to what Orthodox Judaism or these newcomers are about.

The main characters include Mitch, a "left-center" Orthodox type; Avi, representing the "right-center"; Feishy, the chassid; and Yechiel Michel Raphael Menachem, the yeshivish (hareidi) guy who insists on using all four of his names.

The first three episodes, which you can see in our February blog post, include some funny confrontations between the foursome and the townies, some of whom are confrontational, some accepting, and some neutral, and highlight some differences in observance within the Orthodox circle. 

The show is presented as if it were a documentary but the viewer knows it’s fake. This format is referred to as a mockumentary. The genre can also be categorized as a dramedy -- a blend of drama and comedy.

If you have the time, we recommend watching the first three episodes before seeing the fourth episode below, but this new episode includes enough of a recap to let you enjoy it as a standalone episode. Enjoy!

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