Contemporary Romance

It is never going to work. Ayelet Weinberg defends the charedi doctrine of strictly separating women and men, while Steve Lincoln believes in radical feminism. They are thrown together when they attend their grief counseling program at the Detroit Jewish Center. Unexpected things happen … they always do … and their ‘oil and water’ relationship, slowly transforms.
Steve helps Ayelet overcome her grief and teaches her to utilize her amazing baking skills to start a business. Ayelet helps Steve see the beauty of Torah law. Rabbi Kalmonowitz is back once again giving his insights into death and dying [kind of a downer … but that is part of life] and assists the evolution of this frum romance.

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