“Mendel’s Messiah” (previously entitled, “Rabboni”) opens with images of an anti-Semitic mob protesting against Israel in New York City. When Mendel Moskowitz, our Jewish “Everyman,” sees the damage they did to his candy store, he slaps a sign on the front door that reads, “Closed Until Further Notice! Too Dangerous!” He returns, alone, to his apartment in Brooklyn and prays to God for answers. “Just show me the road.”
In answer to his prayers, the Angel Gabriel suddenly appears. What then unfolds is a fantastical journey! Mendel is transported in dreams and visions back in time to Ancient Jerusalem where he meets Yeshua and the Disciples, as well as the buffoonish Beelzebub and the Demons.
A dramatic, sometimes hilarious battle between good and evil ensues not only for Mendel but also between Yeshua and Beelzebub. Yeshua is triumphant over Beelzebub, death and hell, and Mendel triumphs over the darkness of unbelief to become a Believer in the Jewish Messiah!
In the process, comparable to “The Chosen,” with the epic quality of “Fiddler On The Roof” and with exquisite music in classical Broadway musical style, “Mendel’s Messiah,” the Messianic Gospel story, magnificently comes alive on the Silver Screen: The Life, Death and Resurrection of Yeshua the Messiah! And now, the show must go on!