The weight of expectations, traditions, and established ways can be difficult to bear, especially when those things prevent us from being genuine or bring unhappiness. This can affect people in numerous ways—emotionally, mentally, spiritually, physically, and socially. That’s certainly the case for Benjamin Gottlieb (Jason Schwartzman), a forty-something cantor and Bat Mitzvah instructor at a conservative synagogue n…

Jason Schwartzman portrays Cantor Ben, who’s recently lost his wife and is having difficulty managing his responsibilities as a cantor for Rabbi Bruce (Robert Smigel) at the Sinai Synagogue. After consuming too many chocolate "Mudslingers" at a bar, he gets into a disagreement that unexpectedly leads to an encounter with Carla (Carol Kane). Neither of them initially remembers, but it becomes clear she was once his ch…