Makimi (2013–…): Season 1, Episode 5 - Episode #1.5 - full transcript

Previously

It's like I won the lottery, and I wouldn't trade places with anyone.

I can pray for you to be mine forever as much as I want,

but what if it turns out that you're my doom?

Oh, so you're becoming religious.

Is this where you're letting him take you?

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

It's a prison.

What shall we do, Alma?
—What shall we do?

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

"From the depths of the sea,



"bring me out speedily to great light".

I want you to throw these away.

Okay.

Do you know what I thought of today? Of "Shema Israel".

It makes the most sense out of anything I've ever heard.

It's so simple, and yet so genius.

Do you understand its meaning? It means that if we're good,

if we pray and do whatever we have to,

we will have good fortune.

That's when I realized we're doing the right thing,

that it'll do us good, that it's right.


e will have very good fortune because it's precise, it's right.

I can't believe I'm moving to Ramat Gan willingly,

I just can't believe it.



But we will have good fortune. We will have very good fortune.

Right.

Yael Poliakov

Daniel (Mooke) Niv

Mekimi

— Based on the novel by Noa Yaron Dayan —

"Marriage. One who has difficulty finding his soul mate

"should say the Song at the Sea with concentration".

That's me! It's exactly me! What else does he say?

After my date with Assi, the air conditioner technician,

I'm in need of a strong conducive and a rectification. —Alright.

"The Blessing of the New Moon

"is a blessing to finding one's soul mate".

Oh, and I haven't told you about my date with Nir, the doctor.

How cou you not te me a out t at?

I've never told you because it never happened.

I wouldn't have been sitting here with your if it did.

Alright, enough. Do you want to continue? We're studying.

We stopped at "Marriage".

What do you have to study about marriage for?

You've got a righteous boyfriend who's just dying to marry you.

Right, but still, we've agreed on studying. Enough.

"By making a marriage to a Torah scholar,

"benefits and blessings come to a person".

-When you guys get married, I get the first blessing,

don't forget that, I've got dibs.
—Alright.

I'll be dancing so hard
at your wedding!

There's nothing like a Breslov wedding,

it's the most joyous occasion there is. Have you ever been to one?

I have. Shall we?

"Dream. For a bad dream, say in the morning, 'The dreams speak vainly'".

Got it?

Alma? Alma, it's for you.

Hello?
—Alright, come back.

We said we'd give it a shot.

Did we? You said it.

No, we have.

Alright, so we said so. We gave it a shot, and failed.

Come back home.

I'm coming to pick you up.

I'm hungry, I'm miserable, and I want you here.

Uzeri's still open, you can go eat there.

I don't want to. The food's gross there.

I want you to come here.

Do you like it there?

I don't know..

It's alright, I guess.

Listen...
—Yeah?

Dalit is completely crazy.

She gave me a ten minute lecture today,

about the shower curtain and how you have to stretch it

so it doesn't grow any mildew.

Come over here.
—Stop it!

Just stop it?
-"Stop it"?

Alright, so you went to liman, you saw the light and the angels,

that's great. It's time for you to come back from there.

Don't you see? I'm on a downward spiral, I'm weak, I'm at rock bottom.

You now w at wou appen if I came home right now.

We'll be right back where we started. So stop it.

Alma, I need you.

Please, stop it.
Don't drag me down with you.

Make me stronger, don't drag me down.

Come back home.

You know I'm right, don't you?

I don't know anything anymore.

I want things to go back to the way they were.

What way? To being stupid? —Yes, to being stupid.

Okay.

Enough, Ben. Go to sleep.

Ben?

Okay, let's do it.
—Let's do what?

I want to set a we ing ate,
for you and me.

A Kos er we ing, wit orri e oo and gifts. How about it?

Just like that?

Yes, just i e that. What do you say?

You're not about to say you need to think about it, are you?

Have to think about it?

I want to wait a little while, yes.
—What for?

I don't know about you, but I can't wait any longer.

I'm not that big of a hero and I can't wait.

Let's set a date.
—It's not that simple, you know that.

Why not? Do you want to be my wife or don't you?

Because I'm dying to be your husband. It sounds perfectly simple to me.

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

Hold on a minute.
—Here we go...

No, just a second, can you please listen to me? —No, I don't want to.

Okay? What's there to listen to? Do you want to or don't you?

If you don't want to get married,

I'll start looking for a bride, and that's that.

Wait just a minute with your bride searching,

I'm trying to explain that I'm not sure I'm ready.

There's no such thing as "ready". Either you want to or you don't.

I... I don't know.

You don't know..

Do you believe in true love?

Don't start.
No, I'm serious, do you?

Don't start with those things! —Because up until a few minutes ago,

I believed there was true love between the two of us.

Real love, special love.
But I guess I was wrong, eh?

Because if we don't share that feeling,

it's not really true love, now, is it?

If you don't want to get married, fine. Have a nice life, I'll move on.

Hold on just a minute. Just hold on.
—But you don't want to!

No, I want us to ta . —But we ve just talked about it, right?

I get it, you on t want to marry me. Don't do me any favors.

It's not that I don't want to.

I want to, ut I ont now if I want to do it right now.

Why not now?

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

I want to study a bit more.
I want to keep attending lessons.

I thought... I want to grow, I want to develop myself,

is that a bad thing?

But if we got married, that'd be it, it'll all be over.

I won't be able to do those things anymore.

So it's not that you don't want to marry me,

you just don't want to get married in general.

That's very encouraging, you know?

Will you please stop thinking about yourself and start thinking about me?

About what it means or me? —If you find it that horrible,

I won't force you to get married. —But no one can force me.

I'm allowed to have my hesitations, don't I?

Aren't I entitled to think carefully before I decide to cover my hair,

sit home and raise kids, babies, take care of them, cook,

quit my job...
I'm entitled to think about it,

but that's what I'm saying.

So are you ready or aren't you?

You are so infuriating! —I'm asking a simple question.

But I don't have a simple answer.

I m just saying t at I want to wait. —Alright, but I won't wait. Okay?

So on t.
—Alright.

Don't threaten me.
That's not how it works.

Okay, I get it. Alright, see ya.

Hold on a minute.
Wait just a minute!

What do you want with me? You don't want to do it.

I want us to talk about this! —There's nothing to talk about.

You don't want to marry me. I got that already.

What will we do when we have kids? Have you given that any thought?

What sort of home are we to build for them?

You can find yourself a righteous husband, start a family with him,

tell him you were raised religious and that your father was a Rabbi.

But you know my shell better than anyone, don't you see?

Everyone knows your shell just as well!

I thought we were meant for each other.

If you think otherwise, that's fine. No means "no", I'm going now.

I'll buy you a farewell chocolate covered marshmallow at the kiosk.

Those don't have a Kosher stamp.

This place only sells Kosher food. You always think you know everything.

What happened?
—They shot him.

Who?
-Rabin.

No one nows t e current state of the Prime Minister.

"He is now on the operating table..."

I can't believe it.
They say a religious Jew did it.

God help us!

Is this how you pictured the end of our relationship?

I always imagined you would be the one to leave me.

God works in mysterious ways.

Look, it's Alma Segal.

This is a terrible night. Really.
I can't stop crying, either. —Right.

It's like we all lost our father.

We re on our way to t e city square, would you like to join us?

No, thank you. I'm fine.

It's easier when we're together. Come with us.

I'm alright. Thank you.

I love you so much. My heart is full of pain.

But it'll be okay, right? —It'll be okay.

It'll be okay, God willing.

"I hereby bind myself to all the true righteous men in this generation

"and all the true righteous men who have departed,

'the holy ones who are in the earth,

"and especially our holy Rabbi, Tzaddik, foundation of the world,

the lowing brook, source of wisdom, Rabbi Nachman, son of Feige,

"may his merit protect us and all of Israel", Amen.

Na—Nach—Nachma—Nachman of Uman.

Dear Lord, I don't understand anything anymore.

I don't know anything, my mind is gone,

I can't understand anything. What's up with this test?

What do you take me for? A woman of steel? He's leaving!

I'm telling you, he's leaving! I'm so stupid.

I'm such a spineless coward. I'm so screwed up.

I'm not thinking straight.

I don't know what to do.
I don't know what to do.

I know I can't lie to you.
I know he's the one. He's the one.

Alright, but why is he dumping it on me like that?

If he's the one, he can wait! And if he's not the one,

I wish he would just get married and get out of my life, I've had it!

He's threatening me, that jerk!

"I'll start looking for another bride", that baby!

Help me, God. I need help.

That's,great and that's it for another "Alma's House

and that's it for another season of "Alma's House".

Can you believe it?

We'll be back with a new season in a few months, but without me.

That's right, it won't be Alma's house anymore,

but someone else's house, and I hope you'll be nice to her.

I'm warning you, I did my best to leave her a clean and neat house,

and that's it, I'm moving on to a new house,

not on TV, another sort of house.

I was very happy to be here with you every week, I had a great time,

I hope you did, too, and maybe we'll see each other again,

in another time and place. Whatever. God bless you. Thank you very much.

Don't!

We love you, Alma!

"Blessed be you, Lord, our God, creator of the universe,

"creator of the fruit of the vine".
—Amen. —Amen.

Enjoy your meal.
—Thank you very much.

I want some of that, it looks great.
—No, thank you.

I haven't had any vine leaves for a very long time. I love it.

It looks delicious.

Okay, so now that everyone's here,

we've got an announcement to make. We're...

As you all know, I love this girl,

and I can't go on living with her in sin,

so we've decided to get married, God willing.

A bridegroom! How wonderful! Congratulations.

Thank you, thank you.
—I won't hug you, because you're...

When?

On the first of Nissan.

On the first of Nissan? Speak Hebrew, please.

What's the date?

In Hebrew, the date is the first of Nissan.

It's March 11th.

Okay, I have a question I would like to ask before the first of Nissan.

Something's bothering me about this.

What are you planning on doing for a living?

God will help me.

I'm being serious here. Please give me a serious answer.

What will you do for a living?

God will help me.
—How?

How will he help you? Will he wire you money?

God willing.

Just tell him what you want to do for a living.

I don't know, that's what I'm trying to say,

but it'll be okay
because God will help me.

Guys, this is a joyous day. We've announced our engagement.

This is a time for hugs and kisses and celebration.

Now I get it. You're planning on attending some Yeshiva. —Amen.

You don't strike me as the type to take on a physical job

that pays well, right?

What's that phrase we use to describe bums?

"His studies are his craft"? That describes you perfectly.

Exactly. I don't understand. Do you want to live on welfare?

Is that what you want for yourselves, Alma? Is it?

We don't know, but God will help us.
—You're not answering the question!

I am.
No, you're not!

Respect me and answer my questions.

What does "God will help us" mean?

Everything is in His hands.

Ben, you're not being serious here. Tell him what your plans are.

Answer his questions. —I am being serious and I am answering,

I already said it and I'll say it again.

It II be okay, God will help us.

Give him a straight answer, you moron.

God will help us. —The question was, how will you support yourselves?

How? Alma, you know you can't go back to television, right?

And that one?
He's never worked a day in his life!

My daughter's been supporting you thus far

and you're trying to legitimize it now?

They will become our responsibility.

Nothing will become your responsibility.

We believe that everything will be alright. —Really?

So how will you support yourselves? Come on, tell me.

How? Explain it to me. —I don't understand this deal,

I'm sorry, hold on a second. I don't understand this deal.

We're giving you a gem and what will we get in return?

A bum who's going to live on our expense?

Who will feed the babies they'll have every year without a second thought?

Have you given that any thought? Have you given it serious thought?

Do you realize how irresponsible you're being?

Let's ask the children what they're planning to do.

It's like talking to the walls! He'll just refer you to God.

Ben, seriously, do you have any plans?

We don't make plans, He makes plans for us.

We believe that everything will work out, God will help us. We believe...

What does God's help even mean? What does it mean?

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

You drove her insane!

Will you take her back to the Shtetl? (Old Jewish quarter in eastern Europe)

You know, Yoel, they appreciate study and wisdom at the Shtetl,

not only your beloved army and generals. —Really?

Really. —And how did they end up in your beloved Shtetl?

They made soap and shoe polish out of them!

Enough, calm down.
—And besides... Hold on!

Calm down.
don't want to calm down, stop

What's your problem with the army? That army is protecting you.

Oh, right, I forgot, of course,

you're part of the sector that's responsible for Rabin's death now,

your Rabbis have officially defined him as the Jews' enemy, haven't they?

I won't be murdering anyone.

You have murdered my daughter's soul. We cannot allow it.

We have to...
—Enough! You won't allow it?

We have to...
Enough! You won't allow it?

Who's asking you, anyway?

I love him, isn't that important enough?

We're in love, we've decided to get married,

and that's that!

Have you forgotten that this is what you need?

What was it like when you got married?

What happened to you? Did you have any money?

Did you have your own house? No! And did anyone help you out?

No one did, but you managed, and we'll manage, too.

We have our love, we are adults. We've made a decision.

This is our decision.

If you want to give us your blessing, give it to us,

and if you don't, don't, but enough with all the rest!

I've already accepted the fact

that my family might not attend my wedding

and it's fine by me, really. You don't have to come.

But if you do decide to come, dress modestly.

Go on, get married. Whatever happens, happens.

You know what?

I'll take you back with four kids just as well. Okay?

And with seven kids, too?

Welcome, come in.

My precious children, someone's going to get hurt.

Come and greet our guests.

How are you?
Would you like something to drink?

Unbelievable.
—No, thank you. We're alright.

Feel free, it's all Kosher.
—Welcome to our palace.

Thank you very much.
—Do you need any help in there?

Are you joining us at the Mikveh?

Kids, we're going to the Mikveh. Nachman, Nathan, come on.

Nachman! We^e leaving now. Come on, we're short on time.

I don't want to! Leave me alone! —Girls, go help your mother, okay?

Come on, let's go to the Mikveh.

Go get your towels and let's go.

Goodbye.
—Hurry back.

Goodbye.
—Goodbye.

Do you need any help? Just tell me what to do.

Can you watch him for a moment, honey?

Well... everything.
—Should I fold the laundry?

Just put everything in the machine

and hide away what you can't fit inside.

Okay? I'll be in the kitchen.

Calm down, sweetie.
Sarah, can you give me a hand here?

Your hair is beautiful.
—Is it? Thank you.

But why are you wearing it down? It's immodest.

May I braid your hair?

You may. Alright.

Should I sit down? Okay.

Can you hold him for a second?
—Yes.

Elisha is out.

Elisha, honey.

Elisha, honey?

Lulu!

Elisha?

Oh, sweetie, look at you!

It's a good thing it's the Shabbat and we're about to take a bath.

Come with me, honey.

What a mess!

But believe me, I'd rather have this mess if it means the kids are happy

than the other way around. Come on, sweetheart.

It's hopeless, it's their house when they're at these ages.

God bless us, they never stop coming. Come on, honey.

Yeah? When?
—I've stopped counting.

Right on time, God willing. Come on, honey. Let's take a bath.

Seven kids... that's more than a basketball team.

It's more like a soccer team, and trust me,

we're considered a small family around this neighborhood.

There are families here with 13, 14 and even 15 kids.

God bless them.
Come on, darlings. Let's go.

We're having our Shabbat bath.

Come on, Elisha.

"May your departure be in peace, messengers of peace,

"messengers of the Most High,

"of the Supreme King of Kings,

"the holy One, blessed be He".

Okay, kids. That's enough. Let's sing something for Mommy.

What would you like to sing? "Flowers of Be5.sJ0.v-?

Yes!
—Yes?

Come on, let's see you children sing that song.

"Who can find a virtuous wife?

"For her worth is far above rubies.

"The heart of her husband safely trusts her,

"So he will have no lack of gain.

"She does him good and not evil,

"all the days of her life.

"She seeks wool and flax,

"and willingly works with her hands".

It's okay, no harm done. —Mom, get something to clean it up with.

It's not nice.
—It's okay, don't worry.

Let's just get the car and leave.

11 oug t we were re igious.

It's life preservation.

If I get another whiff of that carrot salad, I don't know what I'll do.

I don't want to offend the neighbors. We can walk.

This whole thing really isn't working.

It's crazy. It's inhuman to do what they're doing in there.

How could we ever do that?

You're right.

I'll study at the Yeshiva all day long.

You'll stay at home, with the kids. It's very hard.

It's not funny.

How will we handle it? What will I do?

How wi you an e it? How will I handle it?

Are you allowed to do the dishes on the Shabbat?

It's allowed, so women won't rest too much during the Shabbat

and won't get used to it. —Really? —I'm joking.

Are you scared?

A little bit.

If there's something I hated before I got married,

it's cooking, doing the dishes, doing the laundry and toddlers.

You have no idea what I used to be like.

For years, I was too scared to visit Tel Aviv

because it seemed like the minute I got on the highway,

I'd be turning back to the way I was before.

As if every street, every store, every damp pub I used to sit in,

was looking at me and saying: "Come on, lady,

"take your costume off and let's go to the beach".

But ten years later, you know, I can breathe in this place.

I can stroll along the downtown area with my clothes and belly

and feel great about myself.

You don't regret it down the road.

God will give you strength.
Your husband will give you strength.

You've got strength. You are heading to where you soul wants to be

and you have to have faith in it.
It'll be okay.

What's the matter, sweetie? Look how pretty you look.

How can I walk around with that thing on my head?

What do you mean?
You look amazing! I'm so jealous.

Are you a bride?
—Yes, I am.

Mazal Tov.
Have you just found your faith?

Yes, I have.
—You're a Breslov.

Can you tell?
—Yes, I can.

Our girls only buy 2,000 dollar custom made wigs.

That's expensive!
—It is, very much.

I have some of Rabbi's writings here, would you like to read something?

No, thank you.
We are not Hasidic here.

But it's for everyone.
—No, thank you.

Take another one. This one is on me.

Okay. Thank you.

So, will you come?

Will there be any Gefilte Fish? —Yes, and Matzah balls, and dumplings.

And some P'tcha, too, if you feel like it.

Will you come?
—I will, of course I will. * &

It's your wedding, after all. Of course I'll be there.

You'll be my guest of honor.

Yes, I'll come, despite my hatred for farewell parties.

Well, I don't know if anything comes up between us, you know. —No.

But we might not see each other anymore once you get married.

You know, maybe only on special occasions,

or if somebody dies.

You're a very positive girl. Generally speaking.

But that's how it's going to be, you know. You'll be living in Emanuel

and I won't visit the occupied territories by principle.

Oh, won't you?
—I won't.

Not even for close friends?

I won't set foot in those places. I won't go there.

Okay, so I could come here.

Right, you and your ten kids?
—Yes. —Right.

Let's see you taking three buses with all of them,

just to visit their heretical aunt in downtown Tel Aviv. Why not?

I will.
—Right. —I will.

No, that'll never happen and you know it.

You'll be living in your world and I'll be living in mine.

Maybe we'll dream about one another or call each other on birthdays.

Or when somebody dies.

Again with...
What's with you and death today?

Alright, I get it.

Nobody's going to die, so you can calm down.

Because...
What? What is it?

It just makes me sad.

But I'm happy for you.

gut I'm happy for you.

I don't know guess that's life.

"Dad, I've found my faith,

"but that doesn't mean you have to be upset.

"Mom, I'm religious now,

"but that doesn't mean that I'm out of my mind...

Noga, we can't hear you!

"Dad, I'm..."

"Grandpa, I've found my faith,

"and now I am about to break the glass..."

"Blessed are you, Lord, our God, creator of the universe,

"creator of the fruit of the vine".
—Amen! Cheers!

I want to take this special opportunity and say something.

Words of Torah!
—Words of gratitude. —Okay.

I want to thank our Rabbi, Rabbi Nachman of...

Breslov.
—Of Breslov... —Yes?

I would like to thank him for hooking me up

with an extra television set for my bedroom.

Whenever I lie in bed to watch Melrose Place,

I'll be thinking of you guys.

Our pleasure, our righteous Jewish sister.

We're happy to help you out.
—Cheers.

"Our Father, our King, be compassionate to us and answer us.

"Our Father, our King, be compassionate to us and answer us,

"for we have no deeds.

"Grant us charity and benevolence,

"Grant us charity and benevolence, and redeem us.

"Grant us charity and benevolence,

"Grant’iis charity and benevolence; and redeem us.

"Our Father, our King, be compassionate to us and answer us.

"Our Father, our King, be compassionate to us and answer us.

"for we have no deeds.

"Grant us charity and benevolence..."

From your touch to the next one, I will be waiting for you.

How many prayers does one need for one drop of living water?

How extraordinary it is to know that I, with my small words,

can pull it all the way down to me, into the drought,

that message of peace from above.

Hurry and redeem us, dear God.

A last redemption, that's just like the first.

A redemption that is not followed by exile, just like you promised.

Look at us.

I sometimes think we're almost out of strength.

"Mekimi"

English: Anat Shapiro

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