The SJCC will screen ‘Greener Pastures’ on Dec. 6: Rabbi Beverly Magidson to lead film discussion 

SCHENECTADY – The Schenectady Jewish Community Center (SJCC), 2565 Balltowrn Rd., will present a showing of “Greener Pastures,” Saturday, Dec, 6, at 7 p.m. Following the film, Rabbi Beverly Magidson will lead a film discussion.

 “Greener Pastures” is the comedic story of Dov, a spirited 79-year-old widower, who finds himself reluctantly packed off to a nursing home by his well-meaning family. With his funds dwindling after losing his pension savings and feeling quite justified in pointing the finger at the state, Dov’s new abode feels less like a home and more like a cage. All he dreams about is going back to his old house and living out his days. But then, he makes a discovery: his fellow residents are enjoying a little legal medical cannabis.  What if he could sell it instead of smoking it? He sees a potential escape route.

The Film Festival is made possible through the support of the JCC Friends of the Arts, the Epstein Jewish Cultural Fund, Meyer and Mary Kurland/Gebell Fund, Jonas and Edith Flemiberg Jewish Cultural Fund, The Jewish World, and a grant from the Schenectady County Legislature through its County Initiative Program.

Tickets for the film are $7 for Center members and $13 for guests.  Information and registration may be obtained at www.schenectadyjcc.org/Jewish-Film-Festival.