The Rabbi Goes West (2019)
73 min
A documentary comedy about a Hasidic Rabbi who attempts to unite 2000 Jewish people across Montana, the area of which is 14 times the size of Israel. Chaim Bruk is a 34-year-old passionary Chabad Hasidic Rabbi, who takes his mission very seriously. His goal is to visit the home of every Jew in Montana and place a Kosher mezuzah at every front door. Along this challenging and emotional journey, Chaim encounters followers and critics alike. As he travels across the cloudless plains of the “The Treasure State,« he discovers frightening neo-Nazis and local Rabbis, reformists and conservatives alike.
- Release date
- July 23, 2019
- Country of origin
- United States
Trailer
Cast
- Chaim Bruk as Self
- Chavie Bruk as Self
- Francine Roston as Conservative rabbi
- Allen Secher as Renewal rabbi
- Ed Stafman as Reform rabbi
Crew
- Amy Geller · Director
- Gerald Peary · Director
- Gerald Peary · Writer
- Amy Geller · Producer
- Rob Jaret · Composer
- David Reeder · Cinematographer
- David Reeder · Editor
- Lucia Small · Editor