A Recommendation
Given that the weekend is nearly upon us, oftentimes we think about what it is that we would like to do on these 2 days in which we place our professions on hold so that we may rest. Alas, on occasion we may be required to put in a few hours at our place of employment, but most of the time we have time to spend with the family.
While my upcoming Saturday may be filled with a morning breakfast with our men’s group and an afternoon family Cub Scout meeting, there is still plenty of time left throughout to relax with a book or a movie.
A couple of weeks ago, for my wife and I, that movie was Ushpizin, an Israeli film about a married Orthodox Jewish couple living in an Orthodox Jewish neighborhood of Jerusalem, set in the current day. It is almost Sukkot, but the couple has insufficient funds to celebrate the holiday properly, unable to afford the food for the feast, much less the hut.
However, after placing faith in God, praying for a blessing and a miracle, the couple receives a gift, and are suddenly able to afford both the hut and the food. They even accept guests - 2 convicts who recently broke out of prison, one of whom was an adolescent friend of the husband, prior to his conversion to Orthodox Judaism. What transpires next is a story that includes comedy, spiritual refinement and testing, and a brilliant look into a world that 21st Century American Christianity, in particular, will find educational and necessary, seeing the parallels of the Jewish faith within our own faith.
I highly recommend this film. Line it up in your Netflix queue. Now.
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By Peter Burch, July 21, 2007 @ 4:24 pm
Thanks for the film rec. I am always looking for a valuable use of that blasted box in my family room. How did the teaching go this morning? When is the coming together of Grace and VDM going to happen?
By Andy, July 22, 2007 @ 3:57 am
Peter, teaching went well…it was more of a discussion facilitation.
Can’t speak to your second question in this forum, however.