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not stimulate meaningful intellectual debate." [26] A rabbi interviewed by
DuBowski complained that the film "makes us appear to be narrow and bigoted".
[27] Arthur A. Goldberg , co-director of the Jewish ex-gay organization JONAH
, wrote a letter to the editor of The Jerusalem Post lamenting the "film's
biased and faulty assumption that same-sex attraction and behavior is
irreversible" and that "opposing points of view were, in the reviewer's words,
left 'lying on DuBowski's cutting room floor.'" [28] Orthodox clinical
psychologist Adam Jessel commented: [29] The film poignantly captures the
torment of those torn between their religious beliefs and their same-sex
attractions (SSA). One cannot help but feel compassion for DuBowski's
interviewees who desperately miss the lifestyle, community and close family
ties of the Orthodox world. Unfortunately, DuBowski's film goes further.
Implicit in the film is the message that homosexuality is desirable, and that
the interviewees' only struggle is having their choices accepted and validated
by the community. No Haredi Orthodox group spoke out in favor of Trembling
Before G-d . Rabbi Avi Shafran , the spokesperson for Agudath Israel of
America , one of the largest Haredi organizations, criticized the film with an
article titled "Dissembling Before G-d". In his response, he holds that gay
people can be cured through therapy, and that the movie is meant to promote
homosexuality: Unfortunately, though, "Trembling" seems to have other intents
as well. While it never baldly advocates the case for broader societal
acceptance of homosexuality or for the abandonment of elements of the Jewish
religious tradition, those causes are subtly evident in the stark, simplistic
picture the film presents of sincere, conflicted and victimized men and women
confronted by a largely stern and stubborn cadre of rabbis. That picture is
both incomplete and distorted. For starters, the film refuses to even allow
for the possibility that men and women with homosexual predilections might ―
with great effort, to be sure ― achieve successful and happy marriages to
members of the opposite sex. — Avi Shafran [30] DuBowski maintains that there
is no agenda to Trembling Before G-d "beyond alleviating an immense amount of
pain that people are going through", and that Judaism is lovingly portrayed.
Indeed, several audience members at screenings asked afterwards how they could
convert. [31] Accolades [ edit ] Year Group Award [24] [32] Result 2001
Washington Jewish Film Festival Audience Award ― Special Mention Won Sundance
Film Festival Grand Jury Prize Nominated Seattle Gay and Lesbian Film Festival
Audience Award ― Favorite Documentary Won L.A. Outfest Grand Jury Award ―
Outstanding Documentary Feature Won Chicago International Film Festival Gold
Plaque Won Berlin International Film Festival Don Quixote Award ― Special
Mention Won Teddy ― Best Film 2002 Glitter Awards Best Documentary voted by
the U.S. Gay Press Won Independent Spirit Awards Truer Than Fiction Award
Nominated 2003 GLAAD Media Awards Outstanding Documentary Won 2004 Satellite
Awards Best Documentary DVD Nominated Legacy [ edit ] The DVD was released in
2003 and contains many extra features, such as extensive interviews with
DuBowski and Rabbi Steven Greenberg. There is also a mini-documentary about
reactions to the film around the world and what happened to the people who
were featured in the documentary. [33] The total running time for the special
features is actually over 2 hours longer than the documentary itself. [13]
With a seed grant from Steven Spielberg , the creators of the film have set up
the Trembling Before G-d Orthodox Education Project, to teach Orthodox
educators and rabbis about homosexuality, [15] as well as convening the first
Orthodox Mental Health Conference on Homosexuality and training facilitators
to show the film to community leaders. [34] Over 2000 principals, educators
and school counselors have attended screenings within Israel's religious
school system. [35] The film has now been seen by an estimated 8 million
people worldwide. [36] Following the success of Trembling before G-d ,
DuBowski produced a documentary about gay devout Muslims entitled A Jihad for
Love . [36] See also [ edit ] Homosexuality and Judaism Keep Not Silent
(2002), a documentary about lesbian Orthodox Jewish women in Jerusalem Say
Amen (2005), a documentary about a gay man coming out to his Orthodox family
And Thou Shalt Love (2008), an Israeli short film that examines the
difficulties of being both an Orthodox Jew and gay Paper Dolls References [
edit ] ^ a b Wadler, Joyce (2001-10-30). "Public Lives; Even His Freeze-Frame
Moments Seem Spastic" . The New York Times . ISSN 0362-4331 . Retrieved
2023-02-23 . ^ a b Rechtshaffen, Michael (February 25, 2002), Trembling before
G-d Archived 2007-09-30 at the Wayback Machine , Hollywoodreporter.com.
Retrieved February 18, 2007. ^ a b "Trembling Before G-d" . Box Office Mojo .
Retrieved 2023-02-23 . ^ Dorff, Elliot; Nevins, Daniel and Reisner, Avram
(December 6, 2006), Homosexuality, Human Dignity, and Halakha Archived
2007-06-04 at the Wayback Machine , The Committee on Jewish Law and Standards.
Retrieved March 9, 2007. ^ Lamm, Norman, Judaism and the Modern Attitude to
Homosexuality Archived 2015-03-02 at the Wayback Machine , Jonahweb.org.
Retrieved March 9, 2007. ^ Israelwire.com (May 18, 1999), Rabbi Ordained by
Yeshiva University Announces He is Gay . Retrieved March 9, 2007. ^
Tremblingbeforeg-d.com, Who's Who Archived 2007-02-06 at the Wayback Machine .
Retrieved March 9, 2007. ^ a b c Thomas, Kevin (February 20, 2002), 'Trembling
Before G-d': A documentary by Sandi Simcha DuBowski looks at the conflict
between honoring one's religion and sexual orientation. , Los Angeles Times .
Retrieved February 18, 2007. Archived September 29, 2007, at the Wayback
Machine ^ Armstrong, Rod, Reel Review: Trembling Before G-d Archived
2007-09-26 at the Wayback Machine , Reel.com. Retrieved February 18, 2007. ^
Neroulias, Nicole (July 7, 2010). "An Interview With Rabbi Steven Greenberg:
Orthodox And Gay" . Huffington Post . Retrieved November 17, 2011 . ^
Gonzalez, Ed, Trembling Before G-d Archived 2007-03-29 at the Wayback Machine
, Slant Magazine . Retrieved February 18, 2007. ^ French, Philip (June 1,
2003), Trembling Before G-d , The Observer . Retrieved February 18, 2007. ^ a
b Burke, Brian (November 17, 2003), Trembling Before G-d Archived 2007-04-09
at the Wayback Machine , DVDVerdict.com. Retrieved February 18, 2007. ^ a b
Pearlman, Barry (Fall 2001), "Interview with Sandi Dubowski", Filmmaker
Magazine. ^ a b "Talk Today: 'Trembling Before G-d': Sandi Simcha DuBowski" .
USA Today . January 21, 2005. Archived from the original on August 19, 2007 .
Retrieved February 11, 2007 . ^ Monserrate, Carey (March 22, 2004), Trembling
Playground: two young directors discuss film, faith, and the challenges of
documenting religion. , CrossCurrents magazine. Retrieved March 9, 2007. ^
"John Zorn: Filmworks IX: Trembling Before G-D" . Tzadik . Retrieved June 13,
2023 . ^ Masada World: Filmworks IX Archived 2022-10-10 at the Wayback Machine
, accessed January 6, 2020] ^ a b Jurek, Thom, "John Zorn - FilmWorks IX:
Trembling Before G-D" , Allmusic , retrieved June 13, 2023 ^ Eugene Hernandez
and Brian Brooks (October 30, 2001), ""Trembling" Opens Strong in NYC; Sets
One-Day Record", Indiewire. ^ Keough, Peter (December 13–20, 2001), TREMBLING
BEFORE G-D , Thephoenix.com. Retrieved February 18, 2007. Archived September

not stimulate meaningful intellectual debate." [26] A rabbi interviewed by

DuBowski complained that the film "makes us appear to be narrow and bigoted".

[27] Arthur A. Goldberg , co-director of the Jewish ex-gay organization JONAH

, wrote a letter to the editor of The Jerusalem Post lamenting the "film's

biased and faulty assumption that same-sex attraction and behavior is

irreversible" and that "opposing points of view were, in the reviewer's words,

left 'lying on DuBowski's cutting room floor.'" [28] Orthodox clinical

psychologist Adam Jessel commented: [29] The film poignantly captures the

torment of those torn between their religious beliefs and their same-sex

attractions (SSA). One cannot help but feel compassion for DuBowski's

interviewees who desperately miss the lifestyle, community and close family

ties of the Orthodox world. Unfortunately, DuBowski's film goes further.

Implicit in the film is the message that homosexuality is desirable, and that

the interviewees' only struggle is having their choices accepted and validated

by the community. No Haredi Orthodox group spoke out in favor of Trembling

Before G-d . Rabbi Avi Shafran , the spokesperson for Agudath Israel of

America , one of the largest Haredi organizations, criticized the film with an

article titled "Dissembling Before G-d". In his response, he holds that gay

people can be cured through therapy, and that the movie is meant to promote

homosexuality: Unfortunately, though, "Trembling" seems to have other intents

as well. While it never baldly advocates the case for broader societal

acceptance of homosexuality or for the abandonment of elements of the Jewish

religious tradition, those causes are subtly evident in the stark, simplistic

picture the film presents of sincere, conflicted and victimized men and women

confronted by a largely stern and stubborn cadre of rabbis. That picture is

both incomplete and distorted. For starters, the film refuses to even allow

for the possibility that men and women with homosexual predilections might ―

with great effort, to be sure ― achieve successful and happy marriages to

members of the opposite sex. — Avi Shafran [30] DuBowski maintains that there

is no agenda to Trembling Before G-d "beyond alleviating an immense amount of

pain that people are going through", and that Judaism is lovingly portrayed.

Indeed, several audience members at screenings asked afterwards how they could

convert. [31] Accolades [ edit ] Year Group Award [24] [32] Result 2001

Washington Jewish Film Festival Audience Award ― Special Mention Won Sundance

Film Festival Grand Jury Prize Nominated Seattle Gay and Lesbian Film Festival

Audience Award ― Favorite Documentary Won L.A. Outfest Grand Jury Award ―

Outstanding Documentary Feature Won Chicago International Film Festival Gold

Plaque Won Berlin International Film Festival Don Quixote Award ― Special

Mention Won Teddy ― Best Film 2002 Glitter Awards Best Documentary voted by

the U.S. Gay Press Won Independent Spirit Awards Truer Than Fiction Award

Nominated 2003 GLAAD Media Awards Outstanding Documentary Won 2004 Satellite

Awards Best Documentary DVD Nominated Legacy [ edit ] The DVD was released in

2003 and contains many extra features, such as extensive interviews with

DuBowski and Rabbi Steven Greenberg. There is also a mini-documentary about

reactions to the film around the world and what happened to the people who

were featured in the documentary. [33] The total running time for the special

features is actually over 2 hours longer than the documentary itself. [13]

With a seed grant from Steven Spielberg , the creators of the film have set up

the Trembling Before G-d Orthodox Education Project, to teach Orthodox

educators and rabbis about homosexuality, [15] as well as convening the first

Orthodox Mental Health Conference on Homosexuality and training facilitators

to show the film to community leaders. [34] Over 2000 principals, educators

and school counselors have attended screenings within Israel's religious

school system. [35] The film has now been seen by an estimated 8 million

people worldwide. [36] Following the success of Trembling before G-d ,

DuBowski produced a documentary about gay devout Muslims entitled A Jihad for

Love . [36] See also [ edit ] Homosexuality and Judaism Keep Not Silent

(2002), a documentary about lesbian Orthodox Jewish women in Jerusalem Say

Amen (2005), a documentary about a gay man coming out to his Orthodox family

And Thou Shalt Love (2008), an Israeli short film that examines the

difficulties of being both an Orthodox Jew and gay Paper Dolls References [

edit ] ^ a b Wadler, Joyce (2001-10-30). "Public Lives; Even His Freeze-Frame

Moments Seem Spastic" . The New York Times . ISSN 0362-4331 . Retrieved

2023-02-23 . ^ a b Rechtshaffen, Michael (February 25, 2002), Trembling before

G-d Archived 2007-09-30 at the Wayback Machine , Hollywoodreporter.com.

Retrieved February 18, 2007. ^ a b "Trembling Before G-d" . Box Office Mojo .

Retrieved 2023-02-23 . ^ Dorff, Elliot; Nevins, Daniel and Reisner, Avram

(December 6, 2006), Homosexuality, Human Dignity, and Halakha Archived

2007-06-04 at the Wayback Machine , The Committee on Jewish Law and Standards.

Retrieved March 9, 2007. ^ Lamm, Norman, Judaism and the Modern Attitude to

Homosexuality Archived 2015-03-02 at the Wayback Machine , Jonahweb.org.

Retrieved March 9, 2007. ^ Israelwire.com (May 18, 1999), Rabbi Ordained by

Yeshiva University Announces He is Gay . Retrieved March 9, 2007. ^

Tremblingbeforeg-d.com, Who's Who Archived 2007-02-06 at the Wayback Machine .

Retrieved March 9, 2007. ^ a b c Thomas, Kevin (February 20, 2002), 'Trembling

Before G-d': A documentary by Sandi Simcha DuBowski looks at the conflict

between honoring one's religion and sexual orientation. , Los Angeles Times .

Retrieved February 18, 2007. Archived September 29, 2007, at the Wayback

Machine ^ Armstrong, Rod, Reel Review: Trembling Before G-d Archived

2007-09-26 at the Wayback Machine , Reel.com. Retrieved February 18, 2007. ^

Neroulias, Nicole (July 7, 2010). "An Interview With Rabbi Steven Greenberg:

Orthodox And Gay" . Huffington Post . Retrieved November 17, 2011 . ^

Gonzalez, Ed, Trembling Before G-d Archived 2007-03-29 at the Wayback Machine

, Slant Magazine . Retrieved February 18, 2007. ^ French, Philip (June 1,

2003), Trembling Before G-d , The Observer . Retrieved February 18, 2007. ^ a

b Burke, Brian (November 17, 2003), Trembling Before G-d Archived 2007-04-09

at the Wayback Machine , DVDVerdict.com. Retrieved February 18, 2007. ^ a b

Pearlman, Barry (Fall 2001), "Interview with Sandi Dubowski", Filmmaker

Magazine. ^ a b "Talk Today: 'Trembling Before G-d': Sandi Simcha DuBowski" .

USA Today . January 21, 2005. Archived from the original on August 19, 2007 .

Retrieved February 11, 2007 . ^ Monserrate, Carey (March 22, 2004), Trembling

Playground: two young directors discuss film, faith, and the challenges of

documenting religion. , CrossCurrents magazine. Retrieved March 9, 2007. ^

"John Zorn: Filmworks IX: Trembling Before G-D" . Tzadik . Retrieved June 13,

2023 . ^ Masada World: Filmworks IX Archived 2022-10-10 at the Wayback Machine

, accessed January 6, 2020] ^ a b Jurek, Thom, "John Zorn - FilmWorks IX:

Trembling Before G-D" , Allmusic , retrieved June 13, 2023 ^ Eugene Hernandez

and Brian Brooks (October 30, 2001), ""Trembling" Opens Strong in NYC; Sets

One-Day Record", Indiewire. ^ Keough, Peter (December 13–20, 2001), TREMBLING

BEFORE G-D , Thephoenix.com. Retrieved February 18, 2007. Archived September