A boy tries to make sense of his world as he readies for his upcoming Bar-Mitzvah. He is given little help as he struggles to achieve the stature of his social hero, comprehend the troubles of his gambling father and depressed mother, and match the foibles of his eccentric aunt.... [More]

A boy tries to make sense of his world as he readies for his upcoming Bar-Mitzvah. He is given little help as he struggles to achieve the stature of his social hero, comprehend the troubles of his gambling father and depressed mother, and match the foibles of his eccentric aunt. [Less]