Restoring Tomorrow

The film follows filmmaker Aaron Wolf’s personal journey of rediscovery, guided by the narration of Wilshire Boulevard Temple’s history and reconstruction. At the time that Wolf was studying at New York University, he had little connection to his faith. He considered himself a “fallen-away Jew” and had drifted from the temple and his Jewish faith like much of the nation’s younger generations. Weeks before their wedding, Wolf and his fiancé split, sending him back to his childhood temple to seek counsel from Rabbi Steve Leder. It was then that Rabbi Leder shared his vision to renovate the temple, which at that point was in total disrepair and falling apart. Rabbi Leder asked Wolf to document the temple’s restoration, and Wolf agreed to bring on his production company, Howling Wolf Productions, to film the process. Read more on Wikipedia.