A synagogue deals with a shrinking congregation in Minnesota Jewish Theatre Company's 'Shul'

At one point in Shul, a Jewish congregation’s young leader, Abe (Avi Aharoni), checks his phone. “I got a text,” he says.“So do I!” quips a devout elder (Charles Numrich), hoisting a dusty book.

That groaner gets the play’s biggest laugh, and thanks to director Robert Dorfman’s laudable control ...