Who hasn’t asked themselves the question “why be in a relationship?” Sure enough, filming in between her 20s and 30s, American Birthright’s director and producer Becky Tahel, doesn’t take any answer for granted, and even complicates the question by making a documentary about it.

American Birthright is an intimate, deep and joyous investigation that starts by asking “why marry Jewish?” and ends up exploring the subtler inquiry “why be Jewish?”. Through a series of conversations and trips, from Grenada - where her sister Gal has attended medical school - to Israel, where she engages in conversations with locals and studies Torah - Becky checks off all the items in her “to-Jew-list.” As viewers, we are compelled to witness the extraordinary potential of asking questions and, more importantly, listening with an open mind and heart, ready to receive the answers.