THE Israeli director Joseph Cedar wrote the first scenes of “Beaufort,” a war movie, while in a military jail. He was incarcerated for a couple of weeks, he said, because he had refused to join his combat unit for a stint of reserve duty. “Not for moral or ideological reasons,” he said. “I just felt […]
Following the 2005 Gaza Strip evacuation in the documentary.
In the summer of 2005, Israeli’s were dealt with one of the biggest challenges they’ve had to face since becoming a free country. The government forced their own people to leave their homes and give up part of the Gaza Strip to the Palestinians.
Israeli soldiers were trained […]
DNEPROPETROVSK, Ukraine – The Jewish community of Dnepropetrovsk hosted the launch of a new initiative – ‘Virtual Torah’ –. Through this initiative, Russian-speaking Jews will have the opportunity to access a new DVD every week featuring informative lessons on the Torah and commentaries. Each disc will contain an entire week’s chapter, divided into lessons for […]
Temimim to the rescue…
(Video) Temimim helping out Bobover musicians minutes before they were to appear at the Bobover Rebbe’s “tish”
One of the highlights of the Bobover Rebbe, Rabbi M.D. Unger’s “tish” is his famous chior, 12 violinists with thick beards , kapotos and shtreimlech, of all ages.Last night before their appearance they rehearsed the Chabad […]
Film Fanatic Directed by: Shlomo Hazan
Language: Hebrew, English subtitles
2006 | Israel | Beta SP | Color | United States Premiere | 55 min
Topics: Spirituality & Religion, Orthodox Judaism, Media & News, Israel, Conservative Judaism, Art & Experimental Film
Yehuda Grovais, an energetic Israeli ultra-Orthodox Jew, makes films geared toward members of his community who are prohibited […]
“When Ma’ale was set up, there were no Orthodox cameramen, editors, producers, or directors,” says the school’s head of special projects, Katie Green. Israel21c.org
Ma’ale School of Television, Film and the Arts
Interview with Kike Like Me director Jamie Kastner
Jamie Kastner’s film Kike Like Me explores Jewish identity in the 21st Century - and pulls very few punches in the process. Get a flavour of the film from the man himself.
BBC Four: Jamie, the film forces the audience to confront its own feelings about Jewish people, […]
ORTHODOX STANCE is director Jason Hutt’s winning portrait of Dmitriy “Star of David” Salita, the boxing phenomenon whose pugilistic intensity is matched only by his commitment to Orthodox Judaism. The son of Ukrainian emigres, Dmitriy rose to prominence in Brooklyn’s urban boxing gyms, won the prestigious New York Golden Gloves amateur title and soon turned […]
