In rachel myers delightful documentary, wendys shabbat, she explores new ways of celebrating shabbat in the age of disconnect. Shabbat dinner gatherings for these jewish senior citizens is at the wendys fast food restaurant where they say prayers and light candles along with their. After they are married, they will live in augusta, ga. Wendys shabbat is screening at the tribeca film festival this. Wendys shabbat film honors seniors ritual jewish journal. A documentary where jewish seniors celebrate the sabbath at wendys fast food restaurant with hebrew blessings over burgers and fries. Full text of the american jewish times outlook serial. Thousands of free xxx picture and movie galleries, updated daily. Before entering the world of feature films, levinson cut her teeth working in broadcast news, where she covered the fastpaced happenings on capitol hill in washington, d. The short documentary film is about a group of jewish senior citizens who celebrate the weekly sabbath shabbat at the local wendys fast food restaurant with hebrew blessings over burgers and fries. Wendys shabbat will screen at the 38th san francisco jewish film festival sfjff. Martha ross of st petersburg, and johns 98 year old grandfather, barney elkins of johannesburg. The wendy williams show hot topicskatrina szish tv.
Huge collection of most famous shemale and ladyboy pornstars from all over the world. When shabbat dinner means bacon cheeseburgers at wendys. Both organizations share a common commitment to strengthen jewish life and foster intergroup understanding among atlantas diverse cultural, ethnic and religious populations. Directed by rachel myers, the charming fourminute film profiles this remarkable group thats thinking outside the bun. David rose we read in the passover narrative that after enduring the visitation on his people of ten brutal plagues, pharaoh is at last. They also have a band, and in 2015 they recorded a beatles shabbat service with all the familiar songs in the friday night liturgy sung to some of the most popular beatles songs. Wendy showed her whoppers at home, work, and play in that film, and tossed in some fullfrontal. Wendys shabbat is a film about rediscovering the joys of community and the importance of connection in older age while facing the fragility of aging, and the longing for ritual however unorthodox.
Bonnie is the president of the fox chapel boys basketball boosters and the fundraising chair for the fox chapel boys baseball boosters. Wendys shabbat is a powerful reminder that we all long for holiness. Each element of the ritual is completed albeit the shabbat candles are. In this session we will explore the voices of our prophets through contemporary songs, deeply explore and bring to light the powerful teachings of. The jewish tradition of shabbat is typically observed at home with family, but for a group of seniors in palm desert, wendys fast food restaurant will have to suffice. The first film i saw for tribeca 2018 is an absolute charmer. Shes one of australias most respected and versatile actresses, but wendy hughes has somehow never caught on in americaand thats a national disgrace, considering the bigscreen debut of wendys biguns in the aussie import jock peterson 1974. This is a story of rediscovering the joys of community again in older age, and in the longing for ritual, however unorthodox it may appear.
The atlanta jewish film festival is an independent nonprofit arts organization that continues an active partnership with its founding agency, american jewish committee. Almost certainly guaranteed to put a smile on your face, wendys shabbat is an absolute delight. Jewish seniors observe sabbath with blessings over burgers. The short documentary by director rachel myers premiered at the tribeca film festival and will be making the rounds at jewish film festivals around the country. Wendys has more than 6,500 locations across the globe, making it the thirdlargest burger franchise. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. Jewish seniors fight isolation with a fast food community in wendys shabbat filmmaker rachel myerss 88yearold grandmother stars in a short documentary film that is striking a chord. This past year, adam cowrote and codirected im not gay, which recently won the delray beach film festival and sold to hbo latin america so if youre in, say, honduras with nothing to do, switch on hbo. I needed a break and to get my social life in order and get my crazy party side out. She is a founding member of backpack for hunger and served as the organizations vice president. Tickets for the 18th atlanta jewish film festival go on sale jan. The latter film garnered an academy award nomination for its screenplay and was included on the american film institutes list of the top 10 films of 2006. Sfjff runs july 19 august 5, 2018 in the san francisco bay area. The celebrants are the stars of short film, wendys shabbat, one of.
Celebrate nh jewish film festivals 11th annual showcase of films. The film is about a group of jewish seniors in palm desert, california who get together on friday nights for a shabbat meal at the local wendys. While the jewish organizational world is buzzing with community startups, popup events and reimagined spaces to connect new generations to judaism, wendys shabbat shows that jewish innovation is not only for the young. He also produced the film version of king of the moon, which was an official selection of the 2004 tribeca film festival. If you are a traditionally observant jew who can set aside the how and where these people are celebrating shabbat, you too will feel a sense of joy watching this, knowing that they. By amy schilit benarroch wendys shabbat is a short film about a group of retired senior citizens who celebrate shabbat together weekly at wendys in palm desert, california. My options arent completely open because i need to make sure i work 2030 hours at wendys and do well at school. Wendys shabbat a documentary about a group of jewish seniors gathering at wendys for sabbath blessings and fries, finding community in the most unlikely places. Full text of the american jewish times outlook serial see other formats. I havent done much this summer except work and party, but i needed it. The audience and jury award winners for best narrative short film went to stems and best documentary short film award was won by two films, wendys shabbat and one small step. See more ideas about jewish museum, museum and jewish museum berlin. Fresh yarn the online salon for personal essays past. Welcoming shabbat with a beatles version of vshamru at.
The jewish floridian of tampa university of florida. Watching these elderly jews have shabbat dinner at wendys. After she completed the film, rachel promoted it by uploading trailers to vimeo and youtube. Wendys shabbat directed by rachel myers, screened at the tribeca film festival. Her degree is in chemistry, and she has served in many diverse community leadership roles over the last 15 years. So begins wendys shabbat, a delightful short film about a group of elderly jews in palm desert, california, who gather at the fast food restaurant every friday night for shabbat dinner.
The following is a list of episodes from pbs series pov, a production of american documentary, inc since 1988, pov has presented over 400 independently produced documentary films to public television audiences across the country. Wendy grew up in tampa, but gary is originally from nebraska, though he has lived here for the past six years. Winter flicks, 4 pm franciscan center foodie shorts including wendys shabbat, gefilte, egg cream and sturgeon queens. A short documentary film, wendys shabbat, has been drawing attention at jewish film festivals around the usa. Tron 1982 poster art click it for a larger image fortunately, the sound for tron was more recent than many of the esd remasterings, and didnt need so much manual cleanup and massaging of tiny ticks, bumps, hums, hisses and so forth, that have become only audible on the latest audio systems. Its about a group of jewish senior citizens in palm desert, california who celebrate the weekly shabbat at the local wendys fast food restaurant with hebrew blessings over burgers and fries. Using this logic, rather than shabbat being the 7th day of the week it is actually the 4th. Wendy kicks off the week with an hour of hot topics. Keeping in mind the above, a different light may be shed on the many notices at the hotel emphasizing cleanliness, using the appropriate bins for litter, and wendys game with danny as they ran into the maze, she saying the loser would get the job of keeping america clean, the litter bins about the grounds of the hotel decorated with keep. For the ben ish hai, and many other hasidic masters, the liturgy on shabbat evening provides an additional hint when we sing the words yamin usmol tifrotzi you shall spread out to the right and to the left in the lcha dodi prayer. Interview with rachel myers, director by gloria hammer, writer for oregon jewish life from the director of wendys. The couple will take an extended trip throughout europe.
Though tin has had a rough start in 2017, analysts expect that increasing demand from the electronics industry and a decrease in supply will help sustain prices in. Wendys shabbat 10 minute documentary short press background information. The short documentary film is about a group of jewish senior citizens who celebrate the weekly sabbath shabbat at the local wendys fast food restaurant with. The film is a moving window into the yearning of this group of retirees to connect. Although read in many communities every shabbat, our haftorah texts are often an overlooked part of our torah service. She completed a postgraduate diploma in jewish studies at oxford. The documentary short wendys shabbat will make its new york debut on saturday at the tribeca film festival.
Bomb threats reported at jewish centers across us, london. Wendys shabbat is a film property created, developed and owned by 3 penny design, ca corp, an independent production company. Release dates 1 also known as aka 0 release dates usa 11 november 2018. The late late show with james corden recommended for you. From a baconator and french fries to baked potatoes and. Jewish seniors fight isolation with a fast food community. Julia roberts acts out her film career w james corden duration.
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