YNetGlobal | August 5, 2026
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Deadline | August 4, 2026
Jewish Film Institute Reveals 2026 Grant Recipients & San Francisco Jewish Film Festival Award Winners
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YNetGlobal | August 2, 2026
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CinemAddicts | July 25, 2026
THE DARKEST LIGHT Interview With Simon Mendes
By Eric Holmes
J. THE JEWISH NEWS OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA | July 23, 2026
Documentary about Shlomo Carlebach earns second screening at S.F. Jewish Film Fest
By David A.M. Wilensky
AWARDSWATCH | July 22, 2026
EXCLUSIVE: Simon Mendes' 'The Darkest Light' Wins Inaugural Best First Feature Award at 46th San Francisco Jewish Film Festival
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J. THE JEWISH NEWS OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA | July 21, 2026
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By David A.M. Wilensky
VIN NEWS | July 21, 2026
New Carlebach Documentary Draws Opposing Responses From Rabbi's Daughters
By Joseph Feldman
HAREIANI BLOG | July 21, 2026
Shlomo Carlebach Did Abuse All Those Women. Now What?
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THE FORWARD | July 20, 2026
Aptly titled 'The Darkest Light' documentary wrestles with Shlomo Carlebach's contradictions
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THE TIMES OF ISRAEL | July 19, 2026
The film about my father is premiering today. I won't be there
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BROADWAYWORLD | July 18, 2026
THE DARKEST LIGHT Documentary to Make World Premiere at SF Jewish Film Festival
moviereviewsnmore | July 18, 2026
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LILITH MAGAZINE | July 16, 2026
The Complexity of Carlebach, Now on Film
By Sarah Blustain
SAN FRANCISCO EXAMINER | July 13, 2026
SF Jewish Film Festival doc examines 'Singing Rabbi' fall from grace
By James Ambroff-Tahan
J. THE JEWISH NEWS OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA | July 9, 2026
Shlomo Carlebach's ugly legacy is illuminated in new film 'The Darkest Light'
By David A.M. Wilensky
SUBSTACK | June 24, 2026
"The Darkest Light": Shlomo Carlebach, Between Reckoning and Legacy — A Film by Simon Mendes
By Shaul Magid