In 'Guns & Moses,' an Orthodox rabbi packs heat — no questions asked

Pistol-packing rabbi targets anti-Semitism in action flick 'Guns & Moses'

Director Salvador Litvak brought "Guns & Moses" to a Jewish film festival in Atlanta earlier this year, and an audience member gave him an earful.The film follows Rabbi Mo Zaltzman (Mark Feuerstein), who becomes proficient in using firearms after a gunman targets his synagogue.'Now, in the Jewish community, the term "survivor" has a new meaning on top of the Holocaust — survivors of those kibbutzim on the border [of Israel].'"I don't have a ques…

In 'Guns & Moses,' an Orthodox rabbi packs heat — no questions asked

There’s a moment early in Guns & Moses, a new Western-style thriller from writer-director Salvador Litvak, when a neo-Nazi teen making trouble outside an Orthodox synagogue is neutralized by the rabbi’s homemade dessert. “He ate the brownie,” Rabbi Mo Zaltzman says later. Zaltzman (played convincingly by Mark Feuerstein) is the founder of the fictional High Desert Jewish Center, a Chabad-like synagogue whose expansion hopes are dashed when the l…

Salvador Litvak and Dermot Mulroney Talk Thriller 'Guns & Moses'

Director and co-writer Salvador Litvak along with co-star Dermot Mulroney talk about their new thriller ‘Guns & Moses‘ in theaters Friday. In a year where both the Second Amendment and rising antisemitism have become flashpoints in national discourse, ‘Guns & Moses‘ lands with remarkable timing and an even greater sense of urgency. Opening in theaters Friday, July 18, 2025, this taut and gripping thriller is more than just a cinematic experience…