thirtysomething - Season 4 Episode 1 Prelude to a Bris
CAPSULE: The decision whether or not to circumcise the newborn Leo brings up larger questions: is he Jewish and what does that mean?
Hope gives birth to her and Michael's new son Leo. After bringing the baby home, Michael tells Hope they must decide about a bris. Michael's mother Barbara arrives with her ""friend,"" Ben Titleman. Hope likes him, but Michael finds the situation of another man with his mother makes him uncomfortable. Before long both Ben and Melissa are asking about a mohel to perform the bris. Michael and Hope talk with Gary and Ellyn, respectively, about problems including the circumcision, which Michael is leaning toward and Hope against. That night when Michael brings up the subject, Hope wants him to explain it, why it's necessary and why he wants it done.
Melissa drops by DAA with some pictures of Leo and some old relatives of the Steadman family. There's a surprise visitor, also: Rabbi Franklin, a mohel who assumes he is doing a job for Michael. He says Ben contacte
Year: 1991
Genre: Drama
Country:
Studio: ABC
Director: Edward Zwick, Marshall Herskovitz
Cast: Ken Olin, Mel Harris, Timothy Busfield, Patricia Wettig, Peter Horton, Melanie Mayron
Crew: Edward Zwick (Executive Producer), Ellen S. Pressman (Producer), Lindsley Parsons III (Producer), Marshall Herskovitz (Executive Producer), Ann Lewis Hamilton (Producer), Joseph Dougherty (Producer)
First Air Date: Sep 29, 1987
Last Air date: May 28, 1991
Season: 4 Season
Episode: 85 Episode
Runtime: 60 minutes
IMDb: 6.30/10 by 23.00 users
Popularity: 34.5
Language: English
Episode
Prelude to a Bris
Life Class
Control
The Distance
The Haunting of DAA
The Guilty Party
Photo Opportunity
Never Better
Guns & Roses
Happy New Year
Melissa and Men
Advanced Beginners
Sifting the Ashes
A Second Look
Fighting the Cold
The Difference Between Men and Women
The Wedding
Closing the Circle
Out the Door
Hopeless
A Stop at Willoughby
Melissa in Wonderland
California
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