The movie makes several references to "Fiddler on the Roof," which was written by Joseph Stein, Jerry Bock, and Sheldon Harnick. Bock and Harnick also wrote "She Loves Me" with Joe Masteroff. "She Loves Me" is based on Miklós László's 1937 play "Parfumerie," the original source material for "Hanukkah on Rye" and three other movies.
Julie Sherman Wolfe, the screenwriter, is Jewish herself. The actors Yael Grobglas (Molly) and Jeremy Jordan (Jacob) are also both Jewish in real life.
'Natalie', the winning guitar playing performer at Gilbert's, is portrayed by Lisa Loeb. Lisa Loeb is a 90's Grammy Award winning American singer-songwriter & musician. The first pop musician to have a number one single without a recording contract. Loeb's career began with the 1994 song "Stay (I Missed You)" from the movie Reality Bites. Stay" was the first Billboard number one single for an artist without a recording contract
Lisa Loeb is Jewish, and (Natalie) performs her song, "Light". Loeb describes the song as "a beautiful song I wrote a few years ago; Sirius XM Radio wanted a Hanukkah channel but didn't have a lot of Hanukkah songs," Loeb told Jewlish. "So they called and said 'hey, would you be interested in writing one?' It was right up my alley because as a Jewish person, and as a person who is interested in religion in general, I think it's so interesting to find the essence of a holiday."
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