Posts Tagged: Menashe
The Inside Story Behind ‘Menashe’
Menashe Lustig stood in the back of a darkened movie theatre in New York City, laughing. Looking at his tzitzit, you might think that he had snuck...
‘Menashe’ Presents a Rare Authentic, On-Screen Depiction of Hasidic Judaism
JNS.org - In the film Menashe, which debuts across America on July 28, director Joshua Weinstein has delicately crafted a work that emanates a rarely seen authenticity, tenderness...
The Dangers of Favoring One Child Over Another
I've always seen the biblical Jacob as characterized by two central yet seemingly contradictory facets. On the one hand he is the patriarch who is...
Taking Possession: The Next Stage of Homecoming
"...we were like grasshoppers in our own sight, and so we were in their sight." (Num. 13:33) The Land of Canaan was only gained in stages...
