Simon also told the LA Times, “Also, this is what Erin’s supposed to be doing. She’s a writer, and she’s incredible at it. I was sitting here the other day watching an episode and thinking, ‘I wish I was as good as this character.'”
Recently, Erin also responded to criticism from some in the Jewish community about the depiction of Jewish women in Nobody Wants This. She told the LA Times, “I think we need positive Jewish stories right now. I think it’s interesting when people focus on, ‘Oh, this is a stereotype of Jewish people,’ when you have a rabbi as the lead. A hot, cool, young rabbi who smokes weed. That’s the antithesis of how people view a Jewish rabbi, right?”
Since she didn’t grow up Jewish, Erin also made sure the writers’ room was filled with colleagues who were born Jewish.
