A beautifully executed documentary.

| May 25, 2022

Happily, the film has a hero: Rabbi Steven Greenberg, the first openly gay Orthodox rabbi, whose joyousness stands in marked contrast to the pervasive suffering.

| Feb 25, 2020

A profoundly touching look at the plight of gay Orthodox Jews who are trying to integrate their sexuality with their religious beliefs. While the style is not innovative, the subject matter is groundbreaking.

| Jun 28, 2014

Powerful documentary about the struggle of gay and lesbian orthodox Jews to reconcile their beliefs and their desires

| May 4, 2007

| Original Score: 4/5 | Dec 30, 2006

Full Review | Original Score: 4/5 | Jun 19, 2005

Trembling Before G-d, by no stretch a well constructed documentary film, is an important breakthrough for Jewish orthodoxy because ignoring a consistent problem helps no one.

| Original Score: 2.5 | Nov 30, 2004

The film helpfully translates onscreen some of the Hebrew words of the interviewees for the benefit of goyim whose only exposure to the Hasidim has been Yentl.

| Nov 2, 2003

This insightful documentary simmers with a fury that's passionate enough not to need spelling out.

| Original Score: 4/5 | May 20, 2003

the human face it puts on the objects of intolerance speaks to discrimination at large in all its ugly forms. Its a moving and important piece of filmmaking

| Original Score: 5/5 | Apr 5, 2003

It offers several interesting insights into the seemingly incongruous matters of homosexuality and orthodox religion.

| Original Score: B- | Feb 15, 2003

A heavy subject for any filmmaker to broach, and it definitely exceeds the skills of first-time director Sandi Simcha Dubowski.

| Original Score: 2.5/4 | Feb 14, 2003

A sensitive and eye-opening documentary.

| Original Score: 3/4 | Feb 14, 2003

Moving and, ultimately, hopeful -- a hope that extends further than most documentaries allow.

| Dec 12, 2002

A unique documentary about the crisis confronting gay and lesbian Jews who wish to remain part of the Orthodox and Hasidic branches of Judaism.

Full Review | Original Score: B | Dec 12, 2002

This portrayal never becomes anything more than a typical 'talking heads' doc.

| Original Score: 2.5/5 | Dec 8, 2002

Everyone, including adherents of other faiths which treat gays much the same, should find food for thought in this fine film.

| Oct 21, 2002

the Orthodox and Hasidic Jewish version of Arthur Dong's superior Family Fundamentals.

| Original Score: 2.5/4 | Oct 3, 2002

Scores points courtesy of its deeply interesting subject matter... [but director] DuBowski doesn't ask the truly tough psychoanalytical questions of her subjects.

| Original Score: C- | Sep 12, 2002

Suprisingly, the documentary is so free of rancour and so filled with love for the religion that it has actually inspired some audience members to raise their hands after screenings and ask how they can convert.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Aug 3, 2002