Between the Temples
Directed by Nathan Silver
Written by Nathan Silver
Starring Jason Schwartzman, Carol Kane
Release Date August 22nd, 2024
Published January 9th, 2025
Between the Temples stars Jason Schwartzman as Ben Gottlieb, a Jewish Cantor struggling in the wake of the death of his famous author wife. Following her death, Ben has been unable to sing, a pretty big problem for a Cantor at a Synagogue whose job is to sing in Hebrew on a weekly basis. Nevertheless, his friends and family have been carrying him along for a while now on their goodwill. For now, Ben lives with his two moms, Judith and Meira Gottlieb (Dolly DeLeon and Caroline Aaron) who go out of their way to introduce Ben to single Jewish women to try and get him out of his funk.
With this established, enter the plot, pressed forward by Carla Kessler (Carol Kane). Carla meets Ben immediately after he’s been punched unconscious in a bar fight. She takes pity on him, buying him a drink and driving him home. The following day, Ben realizes that Carla is his former grade school music teacher. The following day, Carla shows up at the Synagogue to see how Ben is doing and talk to him about her Jewish heritage. Ben had no idea that Carla was Jewish and she admits that she hasn’t practiced in years and she’d like the chance to have a Bat Mitzvah.
Find my full length review at Geeks.Media, linked here.
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