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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
Episodes in Season 4
Prelude to a Bris
60 min
Life Class
60 min
Control
60 min
The Distance
60 min
The Haunting of DAA
60 min
The Guilty Party
60 min
Photo Opportunity
60 min
Never Better
60 min
Guns & Roses
60 min
Happy New Year
60 min
Melissa and Men
60 min
Advanced Beginners
60 min
Sifting the Ashes
60 min
A Second Look
60 min
Fighting the Cold
60 min
The Difference Between Men and Women
60 min
The Wedding
60 min
Closing the Circle
60 min
Out the Door
60 min
Hopeless
60 min
A Stop at Willoughby
60 min
Melissa in Wonderland
60 min
California
60 min
