The excommunication of Baruch Spinoza, the Dutch Jewish philosopher who revolutionized modern thought, is a formative, mysterious event in the understanding of his work. Director David Ofek takes us on an intercontinental journey tracing six reasons for Spinoza's excommunication. Between Amsterdam, the Hague, New York, Jerusalem, and Tel Aviv, he makes some surprising discoveries, and traces the figure of a man who continues to intrigue our culture with his ideas, which remain revolutionary, spiritual, and radical to this day. This is the 17th film in The Hebrews project.

The Ida family is celebrating Israel’s 40th Independence day. Around the barbeque, a story of two generations unfolds beginning in Iraq where the parents knew their first loves and losses, and continues in New York where their children get entangled in an awkward murder of an Israeli porn actress. Stories of the family members intersect and result in strange encounters that lead back to the Mediterranean port city of Ashod where the family is trying to come to terms with its past and carve its way into the future. A suspenseful and entertaining film with Mature subject matter