简介：TwoJewishteenagersin1940sNewYorkmeetasplaygroundrivals.AfteraccidentallyinjuringReuven,Dannycallsonhimathometoapologize.Theirwarinessturnstofascinationandclosefriendshipaseachdiscoversandadmirestheother'sdifferences.Reuvenisexperienced,practical,andworldly-wise;whileDannyisbrilliantandmystical,incrediblyeruditeinsomematters,butincrediblynaiveinothers.Tohumblehim,hisfather,animmigrantrabbi,hasfollowedthesterntraditionofraisinghiminsilence.HethirstsforthewiderknowledgerepresentedbyReuven'senvironment;whileReuvenisenrapturedbyDanny'sclose-knitfamilyandsynagoguecommunity.ButcantheirfriendshipsurvivethesharpdifferencesbetweenDanny'sultraOrthodoxyandReuven'sModernOrthodoxJudaism?Danny'speopleopposetheStateofIsraelasfanaticallyasReuvenandhisfatherareworkingtocreateit.Theissuethreatenstomakethemenemiesonceagain.…