Award-winning short Shabbat Dinner makes its way online

The short film Shabbat Dinner has picked up awards all over the festival circuit and is now available to watch online.

The 14-minute film, directed by Michael Morgenstern, is about two families joining together for “just another Shabbat dinner.” The two sons of the families, William and Virgo, escape to William’s bedroom, where openness, awkwardness and experimentation ensue, while downstairs the parents keep it kosher:

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