The Rabbi Goes West (2019)

Directed by

Gerald Peary, Amy Geller

Genre

documentary film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 13m

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This documentary follows a Hasidic rabbi and his family as they relocate to Montana. It shows his work to build Jewish community there and looks at how other local rabbis respond to his presence.

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What happens

The Rabbi Goes West is a 2019 documentary film about a Chabad Hasidic rabbi and his family who move to Montana. The film's directors are Amy Geller and Gerald Peary. The film covers the lives of the Chabad rabbi's efforts to increase Jewish observance among the Jews living in the state, as well as reactions from the non-Orthodox rabbis living in Montana. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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