Monday Night at the Movies Double Feature - Oy Vey! My Son is Gay & My Big Gay Jewish Conversion
Monday, June 3, 2024 • 26 Iyyar 5784
7:00 PM - 9:20 PMOy Vey! My Son is Gay (90 min.; English)
A romantic comedy, featuring a Jewish family struggling to come to terms with their son's non-Jewish and gay boyfriend! A Long Island couple struggles to come to terms with the fact that their son is gay after he comes out of the closet at his cousin's wedding. Trying their best to keep Nelson's sexuality a well-guarded secret, they realize that all bets are off when their son and his partner attempt to adopt a child, blowing the lid off the closet door! (Rated PG-13)
My Big Gay Jewish Conversion (47 min.; English)
Simon, a gay Catholic man from the West of Ireland never truly felt accepted by his own church, a problem that Matthew, his Jewish boyfriend from North London, has never had to face. Is Israel really the best place in the world to be gay? And is Judaism the one mainstream religion that accepts homosexuality? Simon hops on a plane and hits the streets of Tel Aviv, where he meets gay people from all walks of life. Then he heads to Jerusalem, where the story here is very different. Extreme views towards homosexuality are rife and Simon encounters this at an uncomfortably close proximity. Then, it’s crunch time. Faced with the facts, will Simon jump ship and become Jewish?
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