Perfecting the Art of Longing

Perfecting the Art of Longing

#A Stroke Left Him Isolated. Love Is His Lifeline.


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0h 12m 2021 HD

Cut off from his loved ones due to the strict COVID-19 lockdown at the long-term care facility where he lives, a quadriplegic rabbi is filmed by his daughter while reflecting on love, mortality and longing.


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