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The New Jew -- Streaming Starts Today!
The Sacramento Jewish Film Festival is proud to sponsor THE NEW JEW, a four-episode Israeli TV documentary series. We have NINE sponsors, including the Jewish Federation of the Sacramento Region, Congregation B’nai Israel, the Consulate General of Israel, Pacific Northwest, the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Bureau for World Jewish Affairs and World Religions, KAN 11 TV, NAWI Productions, the East Bay Jewish Film Festival, and the Contra Costa JCC.

The New Jew (HaYehudi HaChadash) is presented by Guri Alfi, one of Israel’s most popular comedians, who embarks on a funny journey and opens his eyes to the seam and rift between the Jews in Israel and American Jewry. Guri Alfi is also the second cousin of Rabbi Mona Alfi.

The New Jew TV series will be STREAMING virtually from December 1 through 31. A Special Hanukkah Treat for the Whole Community!

And, You Can See Guri Alfi and his co-producer, Moshe Samuels, in person!

MONDAY, DECEMBER 12, 7:00 PM
CONGREGATION B’NAI ISRAEL
3600 Riverside Blvd.
Sacramento, CA

TICKETS: $18 per household for streaming The New Jew TV miniseries and/or attending the in-person event. Tickets can be purchased online or at the door.

If you have purchased a ticket for The New Jew, you should have received an order confirmation from goelevent.com. If you did not receive an order confirmation, please CLICK HERE to submit a ticket at our Help Desk.

The live event will be livestreamed; no tickets are required for livestream only. Everyone is invited to a dessert reception following the program.

Don't miss this popular Israeli TV series and the opportunity to meet Guri and Moshe!


“This series about ‘new’ Jews will likely enlighten, entertain, annoy, and offend viewers in different ways, but it does present a varied and interesting portrait of American-Jewish life.”
Hannah Brown, The Jerusalem Post
 
“In a genre that tends to be disgustingly didactic, ‘The New Jew’ adheres to standards: it's curious, inquisitive, well-edited, and enjoys the comic resourcefulness of Alfi.”
​Einav Schiff, Yediot Aharonot
 
“Guri Alfi sets out to understand American Jews with lots of good intentions. He is funny, honest, and his chemistry with the people around him is magical - which in itself makes the ‘new Jew’ fun to watch.”
Nadav Manuchin, Walla
Attention all friends and sponsors of the Sacramento Jewish Film Festival!

We are unveiling our new matrix of sponsorship benefits for our 2023 film festival. We invite supporters who wish to make a financial contribution to the 24th Annual Sacramento Jewish Film Festival to go online and select your level of financial support.

This year we are offering an Anti-inflation special, and all prices are frozen at last year’s levels. We are offering seven levels of sponsorships so please see the benefits for each of those levels. We welcome all financial support but obviously the more you can donate, the more we have to continue to improve our event. Where does your financial support go? We will be presenting 27 feature films and 9 short films. Improvements have been made to our website to make it easier for virtual viewing. We are having several in-person events this year and plan on having some conversations with actors and filmmakers. In addition to having English subtitles on all of our foreign films, we are trying to obtain closed captions for all English-language films!
The Fabelmans is coming to the Tower Theatre on November 23

Directed by Steven Spielberg, The Fabelmans is written by Spielberg and Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Tony Kushner (Angels in America, Caroline, or Change). Young Sammy Fabelman falls in love with movies after his parents take him to see "The Greatest Show on Earth." Armed with a camera, Sammy starts to make his own films at home, much to the delight of his supportive mother. The film stars Gabriel LaBelle (The Predator, American Gigolo series) as 16-year-old aspiring filmmaker Sammy Fabelman; four-time Academy Award® nominee Michelle Williams (Manchester by the Sea, My Week with Marilyn) as his artistic mother, Mitzi; Paul Dano (The Batman, There Will Be Blood) as his successful, scientific father, Burt; Seth Rogen (Steve Jobs, An American Pickle) as Bennie Loewy, Burt’s best friend and honorary “uncle” to the Fabelman children, and Academy Award® nominee Judd Hirsch (Uncut Gems, Ordinary People) as Mitzi’s Uncle Boris.

The Film Festival wasn’t able to obtain discount tickets, but Angelika Membership is free and entitles members to 50% discounts on all films at the Tower Theatre on Tuesdays as well as other perks.

For more details on Angelika Membership and to sign up, click here. 
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The Sacramento Jewish Film Festival will be celebrating its 24rd season in 2023, bringing the community together for entertaining, provocative, and educational films.

The Jewish Federation of the Sacramento Region is a philanthropic organization that provides educational, cultural, and social services programs to the Jewish community locally and around the world. The Federation movement protects and enhances the well-being of Jews worldwide through the values of “tikkun olam” (repairing the world) and “tzedakah” (charity and social justice).

The Jewish Community Relations Council (JCRC) educates about and advocates on behalf of issues of vital importance to the Jewish community.