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Join KFAR for this special free preview screening! To receive a guest pass, you must rsvp to the event on this website (http://www.kfarcenter.org). Holy Rollers is inspired by actual events in the late nineties when Hasidic Jews were recruited as mules to smuggle ecstasy from Europe into the United States. Sam Gold (Jesse Eisenberg), a young Hasid from an Orthodox Brooklyn community reluctantly follows the path his family has chosen for him, awaiting a…See More

Contrary to popular belief, Golem is neither a towering Jewish Frankenstein who defended the Jews of 17th Century Prague, nor a creature from Lord of the Rings. Golem is a 6 piece Eastern European folk-punk band.Advance Tickets:Young, hip widely acclaimed New York-based Klezmer/Rock band GOLEM transforms the music of its Jewish grandparents, making it…See More

KFAR Jewish Arts Center &Zeek: Journal of Jewish Culture and Thought present...DVARIM (WORDS), featuring readings and performances by:Kevin Coval, Yuri Lane, Menachem Cohen, Dina Elenbogen and Maya Escobar.Dvarim is an exploration of written, spoken and performed words by artists examining the contemporary Jewish experience.Words carry significant meaning in Jewish life. The universe…See More