A New Spirit

A drama inspired by the bestselling autobiography Why Me by Jacob Damkani A New Spirit tells the story of two brothers Jacob and Shmuel who grew up in a poor traditional Jewish family As they mature Shmuel becomes more orthodox and religious while Jacob is exposed to Christianity and ends up becoming a leader of Messianic Judaism spreading the word of Jesus Shmuel and the entire Orthodox community treat Jacob as a radical missionary and accuse him of stealing pure Jewish souls The conflict between the two brothers escalates to real violence when an attempt is made to kill Jacob causing the dissolution of the entire family