Makimi (2013–…): Season 1, Episode 4 - Episode #1.4 - full transcript

Previously

You will never cheat on me.

I know what it's like when your man is cheating on you.

You would have at least been able to fight for him if it was another girl.

I believe there is a god and I'm not afraid to say it,

I believe in God.

You do realize that we're finished, right?

No, we're not.
—We are.

"Whither shall I go from thy presence?

"Or whither shall I flee from thy presence?

"If I ascend up into heaven, thou art there".



I'm asking you not to leave me.

Come with me, we'll go on an adventure together.

I'm sorry.

Am I too frightening for a modest girl like you?

No, just move over, I need to get ready.

Someone's coming to pick me up.

You peeked, huh? What did you see?
—Move over, you moron.

Be my guest.

Hey. Guri wants you to go up to control,

and watch the VTR about the jams,

or the end of it, at least.

Now? Don't you want me to get dressed first?

Finish wardrobe and go up there, but hurry up, okay?

Okay.
—Hurry up.



Okay, let me show you some options.
—Alright.

There's this blouse which goes with these pants,

and you can tie it together, too.
—Is there anything else?

Yes, t'here is.
There's also... hold on.

There's this shirt, which goes with this skirt.

This cut really looks good on you.
—I can't wear that, I'm sorry.

Trust me, this cut is perfect for you.

No, I'm sorry. I can't wear that.

Look, it looks like your outfit from that show with the athletes,

remember the Canadian swimmers, from the Maccabiah?

I looked awful in that show! —You didn't! —I looked awful.

You looked amazing. I got so many compliments,

people called to ask us where we got that shirt.

No, I can't wear that.

Okay.
Do you have anything else?

No, I thought these were...

Let me see, I might have another option... Here we go, this one.

No, I can't possibly wear that.
—Why not?

Because it's hideous and I don't even get it.

Okay, let me see if I have another option for you.

Okay, here. Great. There's this one.

Okay, look, just forget it.
—It's strapless, it'll look...

No, I can't.

I'll just wear this, my own clothes. I'll keep these on.

I don't know what to say,. I cari't wear these things.

I'm sorry. Next time make sure you have something more...

that covers up a bit more. —Didn't we agree on getting dressed?

I'm dressed and I'm going up there. I'll wear what I've got from home.

What's with her?
—I don't know.

Is she religious?
—I think so.

Yael Poliakov

Daniel (Mooke) Niv

Mekimi

— Based on the novel by Noa Yaron Dayan —

Did you see this?
—What is it?

Nothing, just some paper no one ever reads,

tomorrow's weekend magazine.

"Shortly before taping the show 'Alma's House',

"Alma Segal had been caught saying grace for an apple,

"and was also seen reprimanding the costume designer.

"Beney Brak stores are getting ready".

Is it true?

Wihut, about Beney Brak?

I have an occasional apple before taping the show, yes.

By the way, do you know who I ran into two days ago, by (the mall?

Did you reprimand the costume designer? Was it Iris?

Yes, but I didn't reprimand her.

I thought you liked her. —I do. Guess who I ran into.

Who?

Noa Katzanelson.

Noa Katzanelson, the snitch,

is now the chief producer of Haaretz newspaper.

Good for her, she's done something with her life.

She has, and she was very happy to see me,

as if she didn't almost get us kicked out of the army radio two years ago.

I was pretty happy to see her, too. —What does she look like now?

Noa?

I can't say.

Why not? —I can't say, it's "Lashon Hara" (gossiping).

Okay, I see.
—I can't say.

So she looks awful.
—She's...

I'll miss this, I think.
—Miss what?

This. We won't be able to enjoy this for much longer.

Why is that? Are you going somewhere?

No, but you are.
—Me? I'm not going anywhere.

Yes, you are.
You're on your way out.

We're sitting here and talking like nothing's changed, but it's...

It's over, it's history.

That's not how I feel.

Okay. So tell me something about me.

Like what?
—Anything, something about my life.

I don't like this game.

You've got no idea what's going on in my life,

I've got no idea what's going on in yours,

and if the tank is empty, the car won't run.

That's it, it's over, this friendship is over.

There's what we used to have, our experiences together, our memories.

Let's sit down and talk about fat Noa Katzanelson

and all sorts of nonsense, because we haven't got a present,

it doesn't exist.
I don't know a thing about you,

about what you're going through, what you're doing with yourself,

what's going on with you.
You don't know anything about me,

about what's going on with me, how I feel these days. Nothing.

That's it, it's dead.

That's not true, it's just temporary, I think.

You're overreacting, a lot.

I'm not overreacting and it isn't temporary.

It's been this way ever since you've moved in here,

ever since you starte with that whole thing.

"That whole thing" is the best thing that's ever happened to me.

"That whole thing" is believing in the Creator of the Universe.

Give me a break, "Creator of the Universe",

"The Almighty", "Our One and Only God", whatever.

It's bullshit, it's semantics, nothing more than that.

An you won er w y you on t know anything about me?

These things aren't semantics for me.

It's believing that this world was created by Him

and believing there's a reason to life. —No, don't. Spare me.

Spare me the words, the missionary attempts,

all those things, really. Just spare it from me,

I don't have the energy for it and I don't care about any of it, okay?

I don't need that.

Look who's here. Is the renowned saint back from the Mikveh?

Hello, Rabbi! Congrats on the beard and that stupid hat.

You really have completed your transformation.

You look like a_suicide bomber.
—Thank you.

We had a great lesson.
—That's beautiful.

Go on, keep playing the religious guy,

but what are you dragging along after him for?

Do you really think someone can find their faith

by dragging along after someone?

So you've found your faith? Okay, because you told me you're studying.

That's right, I'm only studying. Since when are you against studying?

I'm all for studying, I am, but when it's actual studies

and not an assortment of Pagan rituals from a bygone era.

Is that where you're letting him take you?

No one is taking me anywhere.

Except for the Almighty.

Okay, that's great. I'm very happy we're so honest with each other.

I'm very curious to see what you'll be like

when he sits with his guys at the Yeshiva and jokes around

while you won't be able to leave the kitchen,

because you'll get pregnant once a year. Where are you going?

To the kitchen.

What are you going to the kitchen for? Sit down.

I guess I should start practicing.

I want some coffee.
—I don't want any coffee, come here!

I want some. —Be a good woman and make me a cup, too.

It's not funny at all, you know. It's not funny.

That's too bad because it's a Mitzvah to be constantly happy.

You're killing her and I really hope you're aware of that.

I'm not killing her, she's the happiest she's ever been.

Look at her, you don't know what you're talking about.

She isn't happy!
Give me a break, she's not happy!

This is not how happy people look.
—So how do happy people look?

Like your loser friends from the army radio?

Did you know that her parents called me over to discuss this?

Oh, no! They wanted to discuss it with you! Big deal!

Her mother couldn't stop crying like crazy.

The entire coffee place was staring at her.

Did she say anything about me?

Right, as if. They were cursing the day she met you.

You can tell them that they're completely overreacting,

and that their reaction is just making her miserable.

You guys are the miserable ones with your new-found faith...

Lucky me, I'm going on a trip with my parents.

We can even stop or a burger ater if we feel like it.

You know, Elisha, that reminds me,

do you know the story about how God, before He gave the Torah to the Jews,

offered it to the gentiles, and they asked Him what it was exactly,

and He said: "It's this book, with laws and stories and stuff",

and they asked: "Can you turn it into a business?",

and God said: "What business? You're not right for the job".

Alright. So He approached the Jews again and asked them:

"Do you want to accept the Torah?",

and the Jews said immediately: "We do".

"But you can't turn it into a business", He said,

and the Jews said: "Leave that to us".

That's nice.

I suggest you guys go for a walk around the Kibbutz

so Alma and I could talk. If that's okay with you.

Yes.

You can take the road all the way to the beach.

It turns into a dirt road and there's access

to the beach from there. If you feel like it.

Alright. Okay.

How are you? What's up? What's new at the army radio?

Nothing, it's the army radio.

Will you tell Itzik Markowitz I said Hi? Is he still there?

Yes, he is. The station is based around him.

If he ever left it, it would shut down.

That's how things were at the Yeshiva, too.

Itzik and I used to study together.
—Really? —Yes.

No way!

Markowitz is a former Yeshiva student. Didn't you know that? —No, I didn't.

Did he find himself a bride?
—Itzik?

Or do they all turn him down for being too weird?

Yes, he's weird, but I think he's very well liked at the station.

I think he's found his place over there.

Are you sure you don't want any?

If you don't want a glass, I can give you a plastic one. —No.

So I take it there's no point in offering you a pastry.

No, there's no point.

So what are we talking about here?

About the army radio, about life. Whatever you like.

Why did my parents insist on me seeing you?

Because things are very hard on them.

Okay.

Who's the Rabbi you're studying under?

He's not a Rabbi.

That's okay, we'll accept him without his formal title, too.

What's his name?
—Daniel.

Halevi? Daniel Halevi?
—That's right.

Do you know him?
-I've heard of him.

He's a rising star. He's very big right now.

He is. —I haven't got the chance to meet him face to face, though.

You can come to his lessons, they're very interesting.

If they let me speak my mind, my honest mind, I'll be happy to.

What's your honest opinion?

I think that Daniel Halevi of yours..

takes people in distress and takes advantage of them.

Consciously or not, that's what he does.

He's taking advantage of people in distress.

Am I in distress?

I don't know. Are you?

Maybe I am. Now that you mention it, it got me thinking about it,

and I'm in one heck of a distress.

And his other students, too.

They are all in distress, every single one of them.

That's impressive.
You're a very spiritual man,

you've managed to see beyond the exterior.

And you're right, I'm in a problematic situation.

It might sound funny and amusing now,

but you have no idea what you're getting yourself into.

You wanted to go to the beach with your boyfriend and you have.

You wanted to take a dip in the water, so you went in the water,

and now you're being carried away by the tides

to much greater distances than you had planned.

And the shore, when you try to get back,

is suddenly very hard to see.

So we're talking in metaphors now, right?

It's okay, I've got a few of my own, and they're not bad at all.

Don't make that mistake. Do you want us to talk about bubbling brooks

of wisdom and knowledge?
—Bubbling brooks are great.

There are the Buddhist brooks, their entire philosophy,

and they exist in Judaism, too, that's right.

And lighting candles on Friday evening,

resting with your family on the Shabbat,

that's a fantastic Jewish invention.

But one must learn how to limit themselves and control it.

So I guess I've crossed that line.

Those Jewish brooks attract me.

I don't want to drink any other waters.

Okay. What are you studying there? Talmud?

My boyfriend does most of the studies, I'm not as into it as he is.

The Hasidic movement, huh?
—Of course, Berslov.

Rabbi Nachman's teachings?
—That, too.

And have you thrown yourself on his holy grave yet?

No. I'm leaving tomorrow.

Tomorrow?
—That's right.

You're going to Uman!

God willing. —Good for you.

I've heard you have to pay "Misser" for fruit over there, too. —Pay what?

"Misser", that's a tithe in the Holy Tongue.

Rabbi Nachman said that liman is just like the land of Israel.

Alright.

Would you like me to explain? —Yes, I'd love it. —Okay.

So you have to pay "Misser" for everything that's grown in Israel.

You know that already, but according to the Rabbi,

that applies to everything that's grown in Uman, as well.

Okay, I'm not that fluent in "Missers" yet,

so you'll have to forgive me.

But you're still going to throw yourself on holy graves?

Yes. —Don't you find that rather Pagan? You're a smart girl.

I know you're a smart girl, where's your head?

I gave up on it. Simplicity and innocence.

I'm trying to learn from Rabbi Nachman.

It's sad and charming, to see how nave you are.

So how did a Yeshiva student like you end up living in a Kibbutz?

Do you want to talk about me?

Yes, it sounds interesting.

It's not that interesting.

It's the most ordinary story there is. —Tell me.

I met the Baal Davar.
-What?

The Devil.

The Devil. The actual Devil?

That's how I felt then.

I was on my way to synagouge and he called me.

A damned secular?
—No, a religious man

with a yarmulka, sidecurls, tassels. He looked just like I did back then.

Every day, on my way to synagouge I could see him looking at me.

I was 18 then. I was just starting to look for a wife.

I was a very popular goods.

Of course.
—Don't laugh.

No... —I was considered a prodigy at the Yeshiva,

one of the best ones there were, only a selected few got in.

Like the elite commando squad of Yeshivas.

Yes, something like that. It was the Ponowitz Yeshiva,

have you heard of —I have.

It's the flagship of the Lithuanian Yeshiva world.

I've heard of it, but what happened with the Devil?

He was waiting for me, until one Friday, he just called me over.

"Rabbi, may I ask you something?".

I wasn't even certain he was talking to me, so I turned around.

And then he asked me: "What are you doing there, in synagouge?"

I wanted to give him all of the usual answers,

but I suddenly couldn't.

Why couldn't you?

I just wasn't sure about anything all of a sudden.

I didn't say a word, and he went on.

"Who are you talking to?

"Do you think anyone is listening to you,

"that there's someone who can hear you and listens?

"That there's really a Heaven, or the afterlife?".

It's a sad story.

Okay, so I went my way and didn't think much of it,

but you know... Thoughts have their meaning.

They are very meaningful.

I tried to push them away at first, and I succeeded, at first,

but they returned, during prayer, of all times.

Just when my faith was at its strongest,

when I was full of intention, they'd come back.

On the outside, I was a Yeshiva student. Everything was normal,

I kept all the Mitzvahs, I was an honor student,

but on the inside, slowly but surely...

Nothingness.

I just stopped believing.

So he got his way, the Devil.

Yes. I guess he did.

And your parents?

They mourned me, as if I were dead.

You have no idea what you're getting yourself into.

You simply have no idea.
You don't know anything about it.

Someone's offered you some fantasy and you've swallowed the bait.

You have no idea what goes on in that world,

what goes on behind closed doors.

It's a compulsory world, it's a prison.

Are you doing this because your life is difficult?

Life is difficult, everybody's life is.

But most people just ea wit it, and don't throw their life away.

I guess I have to find out for myself whether I'm throwing it away or not.

It's just that I know what's in store for you.

I know what will happen to you,

once the excitement is gone and the shiny lights go out.

They'll eat you up
like a piece of herring fish

during their Shabbat morning prayer.

Your day to day life will become a prison you can never escape.

I'm telling you, you won't be leaving the house.

You'll be giving birth to a child every year,

you'll spend all day, every day, in the kitchen, cooking,

all day long.
You'll be living in poverty,

your life will poor beyond imagination.

Depression, mental illness... Mental illness!

And the worst part is how lonely it gets.

You will be awfully lonely.

I've been there, I know what it's like.

It's a prison, and it's for life.

Are you getting paid for this?

Are you?

No.

So why are you doing this? —Because I care about you.

I would have loved to secure my place in Heaven,

but the problem is that Heaven doesn't exist.

I believe it does.
—Do you? —I do.

Do you believe there's a Heaven?
-I do.

Do you really believe it?

I really do believe it.

So my mother, who died ten years ago in her wheelchair,

is walking around Heaven right now?

I really hope so, for her sake.

That's great. Lucky her.

It's a shame you'll never be able to convince me of that.

But you guys are lucky. You have simple solutions.

It's a pleasure.
—And what about you?

Do you think that the sky above us is simply empty?

It's empty, my girl, as much as it pains me to say so.

Is there no one up there to hear my prayer?

No, there isn't. No one.

So when this round ends, it's just maggots and darkness?

It's over. It's just over.

It'd be a shame if you sentenced yourself to 40 years in the kitchen,

all for some fantasy about Heaven. That's right, there's nothing there.

Darkness and maggots. When you die, you just die.

Like animals.

What was your mother's name?

I want to pray for you.

Be my guest, but leave my mother alone.

What do you care?
You don't believe in prayers

and all that nonsense anyway, right? Just tell me your mother's name.

And if you didn't know my mother's name,

will the prayer not be as effective?

If you want to pray, go ahead and pray.

You're right, I can manage without it.

A pure prayer, with pure intention, will be received as it is,

I'm certain of it.

Please let Elisha, son of... I don't know,

find his faith again, so he can enjoy the love

of our holy Rabbi, Rabbi Nachman of Breslov,

and make his Heavenly Father happy, and we say Amen.

Do you know what hurts me the most?

That I actually believe you that you believe.

Can a poor woman of faith have a cigarette?

Be my guest.
—Thank you.

Do you know what is the biggest challenge for me?

"Thou shall not hate thy brother in thy heart".

What does that law mean? I don't understand it.

What went through his head when he came up with it?

I just don't get it. How can you keep yourself from hating,

and in your heart, as well. That's my biggest hobby.

Really, I can't get out of bed without hating someone,

and myself, most of all.

I can understand Leshon Hara, I get it, I keep my mouth shut,

at least I try, but...

I can't understand that one.

Do you love your parents?

I have seen the truth.

I can't turn back now.
I have seen the truth.

You're killing them.

Yeah, so?
I realized something today.

It's like a terminal illness, there's nothing you can do about it.

But she's my daughter.

Would I have left you if you were sick?

I never would have left you. I would have stayed,

I would have stayed by your side to the very end,

and it's the same thing.
—I'm not sick, don't you get it?

I'm not sick, and I'm not going anywhere!

You don't see what's happening to you. We do, you're just...

We're losing you, you're slipping through our fingers.

That's it. you can't see, you can't hear,

you're just not here anymore, you're someplace else.

What's up?

Nothing.
I just don't want to be alone.

Goo night.

What will we do, Alma?

What will we do?

It's hard.

Would you like me to saw the bed in half?

We can put one half by the window and the other across the room.

We'll do that when we live in Beney Brak, okay?

I wouldn't have been able to resist temptation that way,

I'm not good at it.

Would you like me to go back to the bedroom?

No, you can stay.
I'm holding on. For now.

Watch out.

Alma..

Who's that beautiful modest girl, with her long skirt?

-Praise God!

Let me guess, you're coming with us to Uman. —That's right.

I'm Dalit.
—Alma.

When I saw you on TV, you looked much more...

I actually don't watch your show anymore

because I don't have, a television set at home,

but you're at your prettiest, on the radio. —Thank you.

I always listen to you in the mornings, you're great.

Okay, let's go, all the girls are over there.

Hold on a second...
—We'll read some Psalms

until the minibus driver bothers to show up.

But I need to find an ATM and buy some water.

The girls have some, RJvki's brought a tea thermos from Israel. —Rivki?

You'll love her, she's already been to Uman a few times,

she's like a tour guide, she's the coolest woman.

Do you realize how lucky we are?

We're about to drink from the waters of the brook of wisdom,

we're implementing Rabbi Nachman's law, we're going to visit him. —Yeah.

And I hope you've packed some very warm clothes,

it's freezing out here.
—Of course.

We'll give money to charity,
it'll be great.

Girls! We've got a celebrity among us!

We are all celebrities in our Rabbi's eyes.

Is that your handbag?
—Yes. —It's so light!

I've packed some candles, some change for charity,

and tissues, that's the most important thing, did you pack some?

Because we are going to cry...

Blessed be our Lord, praise God!
—For all eternity.

That's great!

"I have strayed like a lost sheep, seek your servant,

"for I have not forgotten your commandments.

"I have strayed like a lost sheep, seek your servant..."

We need.... We need to tell him to pull over

because I need to go to the bathroom. I can't approach the man.

I've taken that upon myself. It's immodest.

You really have to because it's very bad to hold it in,

it's life preservation.

Thank you...
Not "thank you", "please".

How?
"Please".

Please, toilet.

Okay, either he can't hear me, or...

Please, toilet! Pee-pee! —That's disgusting, it's immodest...

Anti-Semite!

Pull over now, toilet, to pee. Stop, stop!

You wild beast!

We love you, too.

Watch your step.

Come on, let's go far away.

Come on, run!

It's immodest to do it here!
—Wait for me.

Go farther!

Come on, girls!

It's immodest! It's immodest!

Thank you.

Farther!

Come on, girls! Come on!

Girls. Girls, He has granted us life, sustained us and enabled us

to reach this occasion, the righteous stand firm forever!

Rabbi Nachman son of Feigge!

Girls! Girls!

Girls, my dear girls...

We are pioneers.

We are pioneers, but soon...

I believe it, thousands will arrive here,

thousands will arrive, and all those gentiles,

those gentiles won't be calling us "kikes" anymore,

they will say: "Hasidic Jews are here, they are here!".

"It is a great Mitzvah to be happy, to always be happy...’

You have to move, you live with a man.

I know.

You will not be blessed this way.

Get married and live together as much as you want, but not now.

You can come live with me.

My place is tiny, but we can fit you in the corner somewhere.

We're modest people, we don't need much.

Where do you live?

My grandmother's passed away, so it worked out for us.

I live in Ramat Gan.
—No way.

Stop it, you snob!

There's no way.

What are you talking about? Come live with me, we'll have fun.

Want to buy?

No, thank you. —Two dollars.

No, no.

Cigarettes, for two dollars?

No, thank you.

Maybe later buy?

Thank the righteous one!

Dear God, can you hear me?

Is it alright if I spoke to the Rabbi?

Rabbi..

Help me, I need you to make me stronger.

I need you to make me stronger.

Why am I hurting the people who are closest to me?

Why am I hurting them?

I'm about to hurt the people I love most in this world

and I need your help. I need you to help me.

I need you to make me stronger. I need you to give me your hand,

just like my father used to give me his hand when I was a little girl.

I'm about to hurt the person I love the most, and it hurts,

it hurts all over.
It's powerful, it's truth,

I know it is, it's truth, and I'm doing it,

and I've brought myself here, and you will help me,

and you will make me stronger.

God willing...

God willing...

"You I will seek, You I will beseech

"to clear out a path to You, down through all the universe,

"descending to the place where I am standing now,

as is revea e to You, the One who knows the hidden things,

"Through this path and channel, shine Your light upon me

"to return me in true and perfect repentance,

"according to Your will, and following the way

"of the True Tzaddikim.
Prevent my mind from thinking

"any extraneous thoughts or any thought or confusion

"that is against Your will.
Rather, allow me to cleave to You

"with pure, bright and holy thoughts, to be in Your service in truth,

"in Your perception and in Your Torah.

"Turn my heart to Your testimonies

"and give me a pure heart to serve You in truth.

From t e ept s o t e sea,

"bring me out speedily to great light".

We sing and dance in the snow for three days.

We're sweating at minus 20 degrees.

Not eating, not sleeping,

just praying, as we've never prayed before.

Look at this, I've made our entire kitchen Kosher.

I cleaned the fridge and scrubbed the oven for like an hour,

and then I turned it on on high heat.

I even bought us new trays.

I was advised to throw the old ones away

because they're impossible to clean, so that's what I did.

I boiled all of our utensils and stuff

and cleaned everything with hot water.

I also bought us new plates

because the old ones would have been impossible to make Kosher,

so I got us new ones, and you can choose whatever you want,

they're just temporary simple plates,

you can choose whatever you like later on.

And that's it.

My righteous man. I love you. I have to leave you.

Next..

I want to set a wedding date.

If you refuse, I'll start looking for another bride.

Hold on a minute.

I want to, ut I on t now if I want to do it right now.

Why not now?

Because it's too fast, it's too early, it's final.

You are ruining my daughter's life!
You already have!

How will we stand it? What will I do?

How will you stand it? How will I stand it?

"Mekimi"

'English: Anat Shapiro I I

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