A Light unto the Nations

A Light Unto the Nations — A Comedy by Beit Lessin Theatre
By Daniel Lapin

After his mother’s death at an advanced age, Or Auslander, a literature teacher, discovers—almost by chance—that she was not Jewish at all. What initially appears to be a minor bureaucratic error turns out to be a shocking fact that undermines the foundations of his life and identity.

Is a closely guarded secret hidden in his mother’s past, or is it a fateful mistake? Or embarks on a surprising and crazy journey—which begins in the corridors of the rabbinate and reaches a séance with his mother’s spirit—in an attempt to understand who he really is.

A smart and startling new Israeli comedy about an unexpected identity crisis—in the life of a man who had never questioned it.

Starring: Avi Kushnir, Efrat Arnon, Rada Kantrovitz, Tom Zaidner, Lana Sabra, Yaeli Rosenblit.

*Running time: approximately one hour and forty minutes (without an intermission)