Pilot Synopsis
THE PILOT FOLLOWS FREDDY ON HIS BAR MITZVAH DAY. THE DAY HE'S MEANT TO BECOME A MAN.​ his coming of age takes a biblical turn when, in front of the Rabbi, his parents, and the entire community...Freddy drops the Torah.
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​Imagine you're at a baptism and the priest drops the baby.​ It's sort of like that, only ten times worse!​​​ according to Judaism, the Torah is so holy that anyone who were to even witness is fall must fast for 40 days. OY gevalt!
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​the entire synagogue lies in wait as the Rabbi deliberates on whether this fast must be enacted. If you can imagine a room full of hungry Jews, you know things are about to get pretty biblical.
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​His journey is a comedy of errors and small victories as he stumbles through his Bar Mitzvah, clashes with his overprotective parents, and tries to figure out what it means to be a man in a family where everyone has their own answer…and really wants to eat.
Oy, I've never been so hungry!
Try surviving on a bowl of thin soup and a crust of bread a day. Then talk to me about hunger!
Weren't you born in Lawndale?
Have you tried my wife's cooking?
What's to Come?
In future episodes, we see Freddy attempt to adopt an "All-American" persona at the expense of his friendships in order to attract a non-Jewish girl.
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Meanwhile, his brother David battles with their parents between going to college or pursuing music, all under threat of the Vietnam draft. And Moishe and Ruth take on the school board when they discover Freddy's science club is planning to attend a Wernher von Braun speaking event.
By the season’s end, Freddy and David realize that trying to be someone they're not will only distance themselves from their community, while their parents come to see that holding onto the past won’t protect their kids from the present.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​