What Ted Lasso could teach clergy
A popular series contains hidden wisdom for those of us who work for God. Read the article from Religion News Service.
Brendan Hunt as Coach Beard, left, and Jason Sudeikis as Ted Lasso in the Apple TV+ series “Ted Lasso.” Photo courtesy of Apple TV+
Now that the High Holy Days are over, I have been studying a new “sacred” text.
I am talking about the award-winning Apple TV+ series “Ted Lasso.”
Ted Lasso (Jason Sudeikis) is a Midwestern college football coach who is recruited to coach AFC Richmond, a British football team. Except, of course, British football is soccer.
Ted’s acclimation to his new geographical location, his new job and his changing family situation is simultaneously funny, poignant and wise.
Ted is always ready with pieces of Lasso Torah. My favorite: “Limbo. Great party game; bad relationship status.”
What can rabbis — and other clergy — learn from Ted Lasso?