2009
January 2009
Tuesday 6 January 2009
Tue 6 Jan, 7:30-9 pm. 334 Amsterdam Avenue, New York. 646-505-5708. 10. JCC in Manhattan - [email][events]
Lonely Man of Faith: The Life and Legacy of Rabbi Joseph B. Soloveitchik Directed by Ethan Isenberg (99 min, USA, 2007) A new documentary on the life and legacy of Rabbi Joseph B. Soloveitchik, the intellectual leader of Modern Orthodox Judaism in 20th Century America. Throughout his life in Europe, New York, and Boston, he struggled to forge a path between Jewish tradition and the modern age, an ordeal that frequently resulted in loneliness. His legacy was complicated, but his impact was tremendous.