A lonely young man in Poland hundreds of years ago, living in a traditional Jewish shtetl, yearns for a deeper...... more

"The apostate Polish-Jewish false messiah Jacob Frank has died in 1791, having failed to redeem his ... more

"On a late summer night in 18th century Poland, a Jewish wanderer enters a tavern in a small shtetl and tells a tale of...... more

"Yehiel is a wealthy Jewish timber merchant in a shtetl in 18th century Poland, with a happy family at home, including...... more

undertakes a journey to confront his former teacher, the famed mystic and kabbalist Rabbi Israel ben Eliezer, the holy Baal Shem...... more

twilight eve and comes to a barren, rocky wasteland, where the very air he breathes is sickening. There he meets the mysterious...... more

"Zalman, a poor Jewish blacksmith in 18th century Poland, believes he has received a miracle: the most beautiful and...... more

For nearly six years, the government of Yemen has conducted military operations north of the capital... more