Benson, Robby
Summary: Explores the friendship between an Orthodox Hasidic Rabbi and the son of a progressive Jewish family.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Hen's Tooth Video 2010
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1 available in Drama DVDs, Call number: DVD DRAMA CHOSummary: After her sister dies in childbirth, a young orthodox Jewish woman's family pressures her to marry her brother-in-law rather than entering into an arranged marriage with a man closer to her age.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2013
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1 available in Foreign DVDs, Call number: DVD FOREIGN FILSummary: A woman returns to the community that shunned her for her attraction to a childhood friend. Once back, their passions reignite as they explore the boundaries of faith and sexuality.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2018
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2 available in Drama DVDs, Call number: DVD DRAMA DISSummary: A young man agrees to fulfill the duties of a 'shomer,' the ritualistic practice of looking after a dead body over the course of one night. He soon finds himself opposite a malevolent entity.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Shout Factory 2021
Copies Available at Kingsley
1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD VIGSummary: A heartwarming and light hearted look at the daily lives of ultra-Orthodox Jews learning, living and loving in modern-day Israel. The story of a family facing hardships who must rely on their faith for miracles to happen during the holiday season.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: New Line Home Entertainment 2006
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1 available in Foreign DVDs, Call number: DVD FOREIGN USHSummary: An accident during a bar mitzvah celebration leads to a gender rift in a devout Orthodox community in Jerusalem, in this rousing, good-hearted tale about women speaking truth to patriarchal power.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Menemsha Films 2017