Adopted by Ethiopian Jews living in Israel, Sisai has grown into a 23-year-old soccer-playing charmer. But when his biological father is located in Ethiopia, he and his adoptive brother decide to revisit the country that long ago had been their home.

The touching journey that ensues is documented in "Sisai," which will screen on Saturday January 17th at 8:00 P.M. at the Temple.

Winner of the First Prize for Documentary at the Jerusalem International Film Festival, "Sisai" is a portrait of immigrants caught between two worlds. At family meals, trips to the synagogue, and interactions with social agencies, we see an Ethiopian family struggling to assimilate into Israeli society. But once in Ethiopia, the two brothers cannot escape the feeling of being privileged outsiders in a desperately poor country and must come face-to-face with the choices their parents made in order to give them a better life.

The film screening will be followed with remarks by Michelle Cheslow, who served for eight years as a missions manager for United Jewish Communities. She has traveled to Ethiopia three times to observe the life and living conditions of the Falash Mura. She will give her personal account of the difficult transition Ethiopians face in adjusting to life in Israel.