Faith and Film

Despite its comedic veneer, Groundhog Day has, in fact, long been recognized as a uniquely philosophically and spiritually rich film. As only he can, Rabbi Soloveichik will be comparing and contrasting the movie with Shakespeare's Macbeth, focusing on their approaches to time and the meaning of life.

A stunning movie not only about America’s greatest president, but about the nature of leadership itself.

A film that doesn’t feature a single Jew, but which can teach us much about Jewish ritual.

A magisterial film that brings to life the formative event in Jewish history and all of Western culture, with special meaning for American society.

A powerful story about what it means to risk everything in service of a divine voice, wherever it takes you and no matter how illogical it may seem.

A historical sports drama about Jewish and Christian teammates, in which it is the Christian character who serves as a model for Jewish faith.

A once-forgotten, but now much-beloved, film about what it means to live a good life, and whose very history bears an important lesson.

A biographic examination of the great 20th-century general, whose leadership was, like the Jewish people, deeply connected and indebted to figures of the past.