Film: BROTHERS

Join the Joseph and Mae Cultural & Learning Center and the NSS Beth El Havurah Community for a special screening of the Israeli film, Brothers on Saturday, February 25 at 7:00 pm. $15/person in advance; $20/person at the door. Dinner, wine & dessert will be served after Havdalah. Complimentary babysitting for children in Kindergarten-5th grade will be held in the Youth Lounge. Reservations are required by February 17. RSVP to Marcie Eskin at meskin@nssbethel.org or 847/432-8903 x234.

About the Film:

Two brothers, whose choices and values have driven them apart, meet again in Israel after years of silence. Dan has been living on a secular kibbutz, working the land. His deeply religious brother, Aaron, a distinguished lawyer and Torah scholar based in New York, is invited to Jerusalem to defend a group of Yeshiva students who have refused military service in the IDF.  Nuanced acting, a complex story, and an ambiguous conclusion lend this film an air of profound authenticity at a time when Israelis are increasingly struggling with what it means to be a Jewish state. 116 minutes; in Hebrew & Spanish with English subtitles.