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The Rabbi Goes West

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Peter Keough Boston Globe 07/16/2020
Peary and Geller observe the rabbi's progress with humor, acuity, and empathy. Go to Full Review Elias Savada Film International 06/28/2020
4/5
It's an absorbing film, I think, whether you are and aren't Jewish - and will find a receptive audience on either side of the aisle. Go to Full Review Liam Lacey Original Cin 06/03/2020
B-plus
You definitely don't have to be Jewish to see the age-old dichotomy between reason and revelation played out in this micro-community in small-town America. Go to Full Review Robin Clifford Reeling Reviews 11/16/2019
B
"The Rabbi Goes West" gives an interesting and detailed microscopic look at the Jewish faith and culture in a place where one (a former Christian like me) would not expect there to be a Jewish faith and culture - I mean, it is Montana Go to Full Review Laura Clifford Reeling Reviews 11/16/2019
B
By the end of "The Rabbi Goes West," you may feel quite differently about the exuberant rabbi you met at the beginning. Go to Full Review Danielle Solzman Solzy at the Movies 11/15/2019
4/5
Through profiling Rabbi Chaim Bruk and other Jews in the area, The Rabbi Goes West also shows how Chabad operates in small town America. Go to Full Review Read all reviews
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Gerald Peary

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Movie Info

Director
Gerald Peary
Genre
Documentary
Original Language
English