Congregation Agudas Achim to Present Screening of “PRAYING WITH LIOR”

February 7th, 2010 · No Comments

February 24 at 7 pm

Attleboro, Massachusetts, February 5, 2010: As part of Jewish Disabilities Awareness Month (February), Congregation Agudas Achim will present a screening of the award winning film, “Praying with Lior.” A film by Ilana Trachtman, it is an engrossing, wrenching and tender documentary. “Praying with Lior” introduces Lior Liebling, also called “the little rebbe.” Lior has Down syndrome and has spent his entire life praying with utter abandon. Is he a “spiritual genius” as many around him say? Or simply the vessel that contains everyone’s unfulfilled wishes and expectations? Lior – whose name means “my light” – lost his mother at age six, and her words and spirit hover over the film. While everyone agrees Lior is closer to God, he’s also a burden, a best friend, an inspiration, and an embarrassment, depending on which family member is speaking. As Lior approaches Bar Mitzvah, the Jewish coming-of-age ceremony, different characters provide a window into life spent “praying with Lior.” The movie poses difficult questions such as what is “disability” and who really talks to God? Told with intimacy and humor, “PRAYING WITH LIOR” is a family story, a triumph story, a grief story, a divinely-inspired story. The film is free and open to the public.

Congregation Agudas Achim is a voice for Judaism in the southeastern Massachusetts and northern Rhode Island Reconstructionist movement. Agudas Achim programs are open to the public and those seeking a connection to the Jewish community. For more information, call 508-222-2243 or visit www.agudasma.org.

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