Zoom meeting link: https://zoom.us/j/285689967
Join us for the first virtual meeting of our new JCC Jewish Films-at-Home series as Sydney Perry leads us in a conversation about “The Women’s Balcony” (2016).
Synopsis: 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.
Join us for the first virtual meeting of our new JCC Jewish Films-at-Home series as Sydney Perry leads us in a conversation about “The Women’s Balcony” (2016).
Synopsis: 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.
When the women’s balcony in an Orthodox synagogue collapses, leaving the rabbi’s wife in a coma and the rabbi in shock, the congregation falls into crisis. Charismatic young Rabbi David appears to be a savior after the accident, but slowly starts pushing his fundamentalist ways and tries to take control. This tests the women’s friendships and creates an almost Lysistrata-type rift between the community’s women and men.
“The Women’s Balcony” is available to rent for $0.99 on Apple iTunes and Amazon Prime Video, or through the newly launched Chai Flicks (30-day FREE trial). Please watch the film at your own leisure in advance of Thursday night’s discussion.
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Trailer: https://youtu.be/5Ae4MShFUgo