Season 3 moves Noah and Joanne into a house together, and the conversion classes come with Sarah Silverman

Moving in and signing up

Season 3 begins with Noah and Joanne moving in together and Joanne starting Jewish conversion classes. ^[1] The couple is moving into a house at the start of the season. ^[2] If you have followed the show, that is a long way from the setup of the first two seasons. ^[1]

Those seasons centered on whether Noah, a good-boy rabbi, could ever really be with Joanne, an agnostic Gentile sex podcaster. ^[1] Season 2 ended with Joanne deciding to convert to Judaism, and Noah realized he wanted to be with her regardless of her choice. ^[3]

Life in the new house

Joanne's inability to shut a cabinet door is a recurring annoyance, which Noah compares to living with a ghost. ^[1] The two also wake each other in the night to say 'Hey. We live together.' ^[1]

The season is positioned to move past uncertainty about the romance and focus on the couple's firsts as a couple. ^[3] Joanne publicly brags about her and Noah's sex life in an attempt to one-up an ex, played by Avan Jogia. ^[1] She also almost sabotages the couple's first trip together by running into a needy fan at the airport, played by creator Erin Foster. ^[1]

Classes, a temple and a mother

Joanne explores an introductory Judaism class in Season 3. ^[3] Her conversion classes feature tension with guest stars Sarah Silverman as Rabbi Eden and Andrew Rannells and Keyla Monterroso Mejia as fellow students. ^[1] Rannells, Monterroso Mejia and Silverman join the season in major recurring roles. ^[3]

Noah's old temple is willing to bring him back for a trial run now that it has been reassured his life partner will become part of the congregation. ^[1] His mother, played by Tovah Feldshuh, is eager to turn Joanne into a perfect rebbetzin. ^[1]

Less Judaism, more ensemble

Season 3 significantly reduces its exploration of Judaism and Jewish culture. ^[1] A Christmas-traditions episode receives more elaborate spotlight than any Jewish holiday does. ^[1] With Noah's career back on track, the congregation mostly fades into the background of the season. ^[1]

The review says this may respond to critique of the show's earlier treatment of Jewishness, or may reflect that religion is no longer a driving issue in the central romance. ^[1]

With no major obstacles left for Joanne and Noah, dramatic tension falls more heavily on the ensemble cast. ^[1] The season focuses on the connection between Morgan (Justine Lupe) and Sasha (Timothy Simons). ^[1] Sasha and his wife Esther (Jackie Tohn) are in a very fresh separation. ^[1]

Sasha and Esther return to the dating world, and Morgan takes her career to a new level. ^[3] The season also explores unresolved feelings between Sasha and Morgan. ^[3]

Guest stars and cameos

Avan Jogia, Poorna Jagannathan, Sadie Sandler, Steven Weber and Stephanie Koenig appear as guest stars. ^[3] Erin Foster, the show's creator, makes a cameo. ^[3]