Sunday, October 23, 2005
Ushpizin Boruch Hashem a box office smash
Ushpizin, the first mass distributed film starring Ultra-Orthodox Heimishe actors has proven to be a box office smash, at least with the heimishe oilem. Boruch Hashem for the many private Jewish-only screenings in FDR High School near Boro-Park, hundreds of Heimishe were able to see the beautifully constructed and well acted film about hope, faith and bitachon this Chol HaMoed Succos. Others who were not interested in the separate seating arrangements enforced in the local screenings, were able to take advantage of 'family seating' at the two Manhattan locations, at Houston Street and Lincoln Center. Heimishe people from all different communities, such as Boro-Park, Flatbush and Williamsburg, were either shocked or overjoyed to meet each other at the theatres where everyone showed up with their Beketches and greeted each other 'A gitte Moyed'. Masoras Bais Yakov however, which was supposed to be an alternate screening location for the film, pulled out at the last moment and placed large notices in the Jewish papers disassociating themselves from the film. I guess that sort of made sense, they would have lost their pants anyway, their oilem doesn't need a special screening, Manhattan theatres suit them just fine.
Ushpizin, the first mass distributed film starring Ultra-Orthodox Heimishe actors has proven to be a box office smash, at least with the heimishe oilem. Boruch Hashem for the many private Jewish-only screenings in FDR High School near Boro-Park, hundreds of Heimishe were able to see the beautifully constructed and well acted film about hope, faith and bitachon this Chol HaMoed Succos. Others who were not interested in the separate seating arrangements enforced in the local screenings, were able to take advantage of 'family seating' at the two Manhattan locations, at Houston Street and Lincoln Center. Heimishe people from all different communities, such as Boro-Park, Flatbush and Williamsburg, were either shocked or overjoyed to meet each other at the theatres where everyone showed up with their Beketches and greeted each other 'A gitte Moyed'. Masoras Bais Yakov however, which was supposed to be an alternate screening location for the film, pulled out at the last moment and placed large notices in the Jewish papers disassociating themselves from the film. I guess that sort of made sense, they would have lost their pants anyway, their oilem doesn't need a special screening, Manhattan theatres suit them just fine.
Comments:
your comments about Mesores Bais Yaakov shows just how little you know about the truth.
Why don't you stick to posting the news, and save the opinions for others. Its no wonder that your site has not become as popular as you wished, while your competition has reached untold success.
You criticise sections of klal yisroel that you know nothing about. Mesores is a yeshivishe school, and not a modern orthodox one. Unknown to those extremely sheltered, such as yourself, that never steps out of Boro Park, Flatbush today is a makom torah as well as having many Heimishe/Chasidishe Botei Midrashim.
I can't believe that on an evening as important as Hoshana Rabba, you choose to spread such Motzi Shem Rah.
Why don't you stick to posting the news, and save the opinions for others. Its no wonder that your site has not become as popular as you wished, while your competition has reached untold success.
You criticise sections of klal yisroel that you know nothing about. Mesores is a yeshivishe school, and not a modern orthodox one. Unknown to those extremely sheltered, such as yourself, that never steps out of Boro Park, Flatbush today is a makom torah as well as having many Heimishe/Chasidishe Botei Midrashim.
I can't believe that on an evening as important as Hoshana Rabba, you choose to spread such Motzi Shem Rah.
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: October 23, 2005 11:40 PM
ditto on anonymous's comments above- you should stick to posting the news and save the opinions for others. you obviously know ZILCH about the heimishe flatbush community and have a chutzpah NOIRA to voice such ridiculous and off-the-mark comments. mesoras bais yaakov is an upstanding institution that has done more than YOU for the advancement of yiddishkeit and development of future mothers of klal yisrael.
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