RABBI MOSHE “MO” ZALTZMAN runs a small synagogue in High Desert, CA with his wife HINDY and their five children. At their annual fundraising gala, the honoree is solar farm entrepreneur ALAN ROSNER. As Alan begins his speech, an unseen sniper attacks the event, firing into the crowd and causing death and devastation. After this apparent hate crime, Rabbi Mo becomes a public figure, calling for good deeds in memory of the slain. MAYOR DONOVAN KIRK vows to eradicate antisemitism from High Desert. The police investigate a young white supremacist and they find the murder weapon in his car. Case closed. But…
Rabbi Mo doesn’t think the kid did it. Yes, he seems to be a neo-nazi, but when Mo introduced him to holocaust survivor MR. FASSBINDER, the kid was visibly moved. The cops don’t buy Mo’s rationale for digging deeper, so he investigates the murder on his own. The synagogue’s security guard BRENDA insists that Rabbi Mo get firearms training, but he declines, explaining “I’m not a gun guy."
Mo uncovers multiple suspects, including Alan’s wife LIAT, an Israeli with a dark past, Alan’s hard-drinking brother JEFF, and SID BAROFSKY, an ecologist whose career Alan destroyed. Mo’s investigation brings him to Alan’s solar facility, but as his partner TIBOR is about to reveal a critical clue, a deadly sniper begins shooting at them, thrusting Mo into an epic cat-and-mouse chase in a vast field of parabolic mirrors.
The shocking murders force Mo and Hindy to get firearms training. The evidence points to one suspect and then another. After one of his TV appearances, however, Rabbi Mo is viciously attacked by actual neo-nazis, causing him to question everything. He digs deeper, but his hidden adversary turns Mo into a hated villain. Against all odds, Mo must unlock the web of deceit, leading to a shocking reveal and the battle royale.
For better or worse, “Jews are news,”and since the massacre in Israel October 7th, antisemitism and Jewish issues are top stories in the media and the national conversation. Traditionally, American Jews tend to be political liberals who support strict gun control laws, but the past year has seen a shocking rise in antisemitic attacks. Jews who would never have purchased a firearm in the past are now getting armed and trained to protect themselves, their families and their communities.
At a time when too many people are turning against the Jews, rebranding old-fashioned antisemitism as “anti-Zionism,” Jews are grateful to have allies. Evangelical Christians in particular stand strong with the Jewish people and Israel. They visit the Holy Land, donate to Jewish and Israeli charitable organizations, and many of them practice Jewish traditions and observe Jewish holidays.
Sal was born in Santiago, Chile and moved to New York at age five. He attended Harvard, NYU Law, and UCLA Film.
Sal's first film was the Passover comedy and cult hit, When Do We Eat? starring Max Greenfield, Ben Feldman, Shiri Appleby, Lesley Ann Warren, Michael Lerner and Jack Klugman in his final role.
Sal directed Saving Lincoln, based on the true story of Abraham Lincoln and his closest friend & bodyguard Ward Hill Lamon. This epic indie features a new visual style called CineCollage, which places the actors within actual Civil War photographs.
Sal wrote all these films with his wife, Nina, and produced them under the banner of his production company, Pictures From The Fringe. Sal and Nina share Jewish wisdom, humor and history with over a million followers at Accidental Talmudist. He teaches a daily Talmud class to a diverse audience of thousands of people around the world. The project arose from Sal's faith journey to becoming an Orthodox Jew. His first book, Let My People Laugh: The Greatest Jewish Jokes Of All Time!, published by Skyhorse in 2024, is an Amazon bestseller.
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