Srugim (2008–2012): Season 3, Episode 11 - Episode #3.11 - full transcript

I considered applying
to the Education Ministry

and requesting that you become
a permanent teacher.

I'd rather not.
-You're afraid of permanency.

I have no career,
not even a direction.

You can continue searching
after you're married.

"Crown for Tehila" is your
second book being published. -Right.

How long have you been dating?
-We've only started.

I don't love you.

Roi got married yesterday.
-You got married. -Yes.

How did he suddenly...

Everything is much simpler
in the ultra-orthodox world.



Three dates and you get married.

There's a farm in the Negev,
I'm going to work there,

wanna join me?
-Yeah, right.

I thought I'd take a short trip.
-Fine.

I'll pretend you're in the army.

Good morning;
I'm heading for Mitzpe Ramon.

"Srugim"

Concentrate, girls, concentrate.
They're waiting for us.

I assume most of you know
Azaria Ben Atar,

but for those who don't,

Azaria is an esteemed poet,

he's published his second book
"Crown for Tehila",

and you probably all know him

from his well-known radio show,
"Not Friday and not Saturday",



so... please.

Hello, everyone. Thank you, Chaya.
-You're welcome.

What's this?

Yes?
-A cup of tea.

A cup of tea,
thank you very much.

It's a cup of tea,
which I received from

Hadassah.
-Hadassah, the tea is excellent.

I'd like you all
to take out your writing utensils

and write a short piece
on this cup of tea.

Go on, papers, pens,
pencils, and write.

You have exactly two minutes,
starting now.

Write about this cup
on the table.

Your time is up.
Chaya...

You're the principal,
please read us what you wrote. -Me?

Okay.

"My door, my door,
is always open,

"And when I need a rest,

"I drink a cup of tea.

"Hot tea, good tea.

"The rain knocks on my window

"Is it also asking for my advice?"

Advice?
-Yes, advice.

Okay,
not bad for the first time.

Hadassah?
-Yes?

Would you read us
what you wrote?

"Where is my cup of tea?
I asked my colleague Sarah..."

This really happened...
-Don't explain. -Sorry.

"Where's my cup of tea?
I asked my colleague, Sarah,

"It was here only a minute ago..."

It happened in the staffroom.

Why are you asking Sarah
where your cup of tea is?

Does she usually
drink your tea? -No...

If you listen to the end,
you'll understand...

I don't want to understand,
I want to feel.

When you so graciously
made me this cup of tea,

I felt your intention.
-Thank you.

But the feeling disappears
when you write about Sarah,

your colleague.
-I understand.

Anyone else?
You in the corner.

No, I pass.
-Will you reconsider?

No... I wasn't focused.
-Hodaya, please.

"Nelson's ships
are sinking in the sea,

"and I am sitting
in the living room

"reading the
Youth Encyclopedia Britannica,

"Should I help or not?
That is the question".

Perfect.

Really? -Has anyone told you
that you have a lovely voice?

That what? That I have a..
No.

I'm telling you.
It's articulate and clear.

Okay.

And then he offers me,
you'll never believe what...

Are you serious?
-Completely.

I don't know what to s.ay.

How weird. -It would never
have crossed my mind.

What did you tell him?
-What do you think?

No.
-No? Why not?

You agreed?
-Obviously.

What's obvious
is that he's hitting on you.

He's not hitting on me. I know
when someone's hitting on me.

Then why should
he put you on his show?

Because I have a very
articulate and clear voice.

We'll try it once,
what have you got to lose?

Cool- Why not?

Excellent.

Do I remember you from Nati's
brother's Seven Blessings? -Yes.

You had a boyfriend then.

I had.

Reut will kill you.

Why? I'm only going on the air
with him. -Give me a break.

He just dumped her
and five minutes later

her best friend
goes on the air with him?

Something smells weird.
-Exactly, something smells very weird.

In your house!

My sink is clogged.
I thought I only smelled it.

How come Amir isn't back yet?

I'm managing very well,
don't start in on me.

Seven months pregnant
and a sink full of sewage?

It's just clogged up,
I have a plunger.

You have a plunger.

Yifati?
Can you hear me?

What? Amir, Hi.
I can't hear you.

Wait a minute, I'll move.

What? I don't understand.
Amir?

Hello? -Are you there?
-Hello, Yifati? Hello?

Shit.

This is your mic.
-Okay.

Here's the list of poems.

I'll choose a poem and
you'll introduce it, like this. -Cool.

Basically, I'll do all the talking,

but if you feel like cutting in,
don't hesitate.

Will you introduce me first?
How does it work?

I'll say that you're in the studio
with me and you'll say, "hello".

Hello.

Put the earphones on,
you'll be able to hear yourself.

One, one, one, two.
One.

One two, one two.
-One two, one two.

And now "Not on Friday and
not on Saturday" with Azaria Ben Atar.

Radio Jerusalem

101 FM.

Hello, Yigal
from Kiryat Yovel.

Hello, Azaria,
and hello to your guest.

I forgot her name.
-Hodaya.

How are you, Yigal?
-Lousy.

Why? What happened? Tell us.
-I have a neighbor,

Azaria,
you've never seen anything like it,

Really. She's so beautiful it hurts.
-Let me guess the rest.

She's married.
-No, she's single.

I see her every morning
at the bus stop

eating a plum
out of a plastic bag,

she does it very delicately
so it doesn't squirt on her. -Yes.

She stands real close to the road,

with her back to the people at the
bus stop. Every morning.

Are you trying to send her a message
through the show, Yigal? You can.

She's probably not listening,
she's not like everyone else.

Do you ride the same bus?
-I don't take the bus.

I work in a nearby store
and see her every morning.

Why don't you approach her?
-I don't know how.

She doesn't look sideways,
only forward.

What do you mean?
-You heard me.

I tried standing next to her,
real close, but nothing happened.

She doesn't look sideways.
Once I dropped a box on purpose

to make some noise,
but she didn't turn her head.

There should be eye contact first,
don't you think, Hodaya?

Preferably, yes.

Do you understand
the situtation I'm in?

Want to know
what I'd do, Yigal?

That's why I called.

I'd stand in the middle of the road,

right in the spot she's looking at.
-What then?

That's it. That's your part.
The rest is up to her.

She'll either smile
or turn away,

which isn't good for you. -Can I call
and let you know what happened?

What do you say, Hodaya?
-What do you mean?

He must.

It's settled.
You must report what happened.

Do you know Kobi Abarbanel, Yigal?
-No.

Well, it's time you did.
I've chosen one of his poems for you

and I'd like Hodaya to read it to us.

The poem is called "Psalms"
and it's dedicated to you, Yigal.

Don't forget
to report your progress

with your plum lady.

Go ahead, Hodaya.

"A psalm to David and to a woman
sitting on the bus on a very hot day,

"returning from work,
from her office,

"from troubles of the soul,

"her beautiful body, tanned,
her navel bare,

"and all her words come
from the depth of her stomach

"reaching a place that her blouse
never dreamt of reaching,

"whispering hallelujah".

Hallelujah.

You've been listening to
"Not on Friday, not on Saturday."

Join us next Thursday
at the same time . -I know.

Yes.

Azaria, I'm going.
Bye.

Sure, I have some of yours,

I'm just waiting
for the right time to use them.

Yes, send it to me.

Thank you.
-Hodaya, are you leaving?

Yes. It was really fun.
-You were great.

Thank you.
-Come again.

See you.

You're great, seriously.

-You could've at least told me.

You knew I'd find out,
didn't you?

No, no, no...
you've got it all wrong.

Oh, then what is it?
-It's strictly professional.

I meant to call you, honestly,
there's nothing between us.

It's only for the show.
I'd never do that to you.

Never? -Of course not, really,
don't make me laugh.

He asked me to go on the air,

did you want me to refuse because
you dated him? -Yes. -No!

You know very well
why he invited you

don't play dumb.
Not at all, I even made sure.

How?
You talked about it?

I was his guest once,
what do you want?

I'll never see him again.
-Maybe not on radio.

Yeah, that's all I want to do,

take Azaria from you, okay?
-If you say so, I guess it's true.

Geez! Bye.

Bye.

Good morning, Hodaya.
-Good morning, Hadassah.

I heard you on the radio yesterday.
You're a real pro. -Thank you.

Are you going out with him?

Why should I go out with him?

You can tell me the truth.
-The truth is, it's none of your business.

I knew it.

"Confuse him

"Confuse him
Do as you please

"Confuse him until he can't sleep.

"Confuse him
Just like you confused me

"Confuse him..."

I'm not thirsty. -Just a little,
so you don't get dehydrated. -Okay.

I'm going in to pray.
-Go ahead, we'll meet here.

"Confuse him..."

Rivki!

Rivki, what's wrong

I have some pain.
-Where can I get a taxi?

I'll take yow to the hospital, okay?
Where can I get a taxi?

Outside, I'll help you.
Are you pregnant? -Yes.

Yitzhak, have a taxi wait outside
for us.

Did you drink? -Yes.
Drink some more, drink.

It'll be alright.

Okay.

There's a 50% chance
that the pregnancy is alright.

We can be optimistic.

What is it?
-It's my fault.

What's your fault?

I'm being punished.
-Punished for what?

Punished for what
and who I am.

Your fault?
It has nothing to do with you.

Every third pregnancy ends
in a miscarriage, and I repeat,

there's a very good chance that
everything's alright. -50%, I know.

So if you know,
stop making such a face.

are you in mourning already?
Nothing happened yet.

At worst, you'll try again, okay?

Where are you going?

I'd lighten her hair a bit, no?

I'll try,
but it'll border on being artificial.

Give it a touch up and we'll see.

I hope nobody forgot
our gala evening tomorrow.

I don't know about you,
but I've been excited since yesterday.

We can imagine, Hannah Kramer,
that you're excited.

Don't let Feyge work you too hard.

We'll need your energy
at the party tomorrow.

I'm not sure I'll be there.
-Not sure?!

Don't make me laugh.
You're coming, period.

It's an evening for husbands
and wives, and...

my husband's on reserve duty.
-He's in the army?

What's he doing in the army
with a pregnant wife?

His unit is very important, so...
-And you're not?

What if you need help
in the middle of the night?

No, I feel great, really...

We tried to postpone it, but...
-Where is he stationed?

Where is he stationed?
-Yes, where?

In... what is it?

It's... what difference does it make?
-It makes a difference, tell me.

Etzion battalion.
Does it mean anything to you?

I'll make a phone call and
we'll see how necessary he is.

What? Who are you calling?
-You're coming to the party anyway,

with or without your husband.
-No, Feyge, you don't understand,

reserve duty involves
so much red tape.

Don't worry, I have connections.
He'll be back in the morning.

I heard your boyfriend's show
on the radio yesterday. -Yeah?

There was a girl named
Hodaya with him,

sounded like
there's something between them.

There's nothing between them.
-How do you know?

Because she's a close friend of mine
and I brought her to the show,

that's how I know.

Oh. Good.

What's "good"?
-That you and Azaria are okay.

I thought it ended badly.
-What are you talking about?

Nothing, just office gossip.

We're not together, because
we're not right for each other.

I know, I'm just making conversation.
Can’t I?

Okay.

Even if it ended badly, .
it's no big deal...

Eitan, I'm trying to concentrate.

Reut, they're waiting for you
in the conference room.

"A Crown for Tehila"

Reut?

Reut, they're waiting for you
in the conference room.

Are you serious?
-Totally.

I thought it was a one-off.

Aren't you interested?
-No... just a minute...

What does the spot include?
-We can talk about it.

Basically, you'll present a poem,
we'll analyze it,

we'll probably argue about it,
like we did in the pilot,

but on a regular basis.

Do I get paid for it? Not that it's
the most important thing but...

Money, car fare and coffee
at the station's expense.

Is that a "yes"
-Eh...

It looks like you're saying "yes".

Okay.

And there's a surprise.
-A surprise?

We're going to the Poetry Festival
in Rosh Pina,

it'll be the subject
of our next show.

When are we going?
-Tomorrow morning.

Rosh Pina is far.
-Two hours each way.

Who's going?
-You, me and the taxi driver.

Are you hitting on me, Azaria?
-I don't think so.

Okay, cool.

Done?
-Done.

Where are you?
I have to go.

I need a favor, Nati.
Bring Rivki something to eat.

Where've you been for five hours?

She needs good food,
take care of her.

Do you hear what I'm saying?
Where are you?

I'm asking for a simple favor,
stop hassling me.

You're her husband,
come take care of her.

I just got off duty,
I'm dying to go...

Roi?
Roi?

I sent Roi to my house to rest.

How do you feel?
-Thank God.

I brought you some food.

Here's some jello,
you've never tasted anything like it,

nor will you ever want to.

You're laughing.
It's healthy.

Can I have the jello first?
-As you wish.

Thank you.

When is Roi coming back?

I hope he manages
to sleep for a while,

I had to force him to go,

he didn't want to leave you alone.
-Yes, let him rest.

He must be very tired.
-Yes.

What were you doing in Jerusalem,
I didn't get a chance to ask Roi.

We came to pray,
that it wouldn't happen again.

That what wouldn't happen again?

A miscarriage.

I didn't know.
-I thought he...

What week were you in
the first time? -Twelfth.

And now you're in your sixth.
-Yes.

Well, this pregnancy will succeed,
with God's help.

All the signs are very good.

Can I have another one?

Yifat, I'd like you to meet
Rabbi Goldhirsch.

He'll solve your problem
with Amir's reserves.

Oh... hello.
-Hello.

Give him all the details and
let me know when things are settled,

I'll be in my office.

I understand that your husband is
serving in the Etzion battalion. -Yes.

Do you know
who his commanding officer is?

Yossi.

His last name?

I don't know.
And I'm not sure it's the Etzion battalion,

because from what I remember
he was attached from the 600th brigade.

Could it be the 500th?
-Yes.

And I don't know
if he went back or...

or they sent him somewhere else,
I don't follow his movements.

The best way
to handle these matters

the regiment commander.

Did you try that?
-Yes.

And it didn't do any good.

No.
-I see.

They're tough, huh?

Can I speak frankly, Yifat?

Why?

Feyge is my niece.

I didn't know that.

She is sure
I can fix anything in the army,

but she knows nothing
about the army.

To her
'm like the Chief of Staff.

The truth is I used to be closer
to the top brass, but...

it's been a while and..

You can't help as much.

Never mind.

The problem is Feyge.
-No, don't worry about Feyge.

You did the best you could,
Rabbi Goldhirsch.

Really?
-Of course.

I'll even tell her that you've
shortened his reserve duty.

That would be wonderful.
Thank you.

Why don't you try
calling them again?

I might just do that.

Thank you for your understanding
and if you need anything

until your husband returns,
God willing, don't hesitate to call.

Anything, Yifat, I'm at your service.
-Thank you. -Promise?

You have my word, if I have a problem
I'll call Rabbi Goldhirsch.

Roi?

What are you doing here?

Can I talk to you?
-Of course.

Is everything alright?

Would you like to come up?
-I'd love to.

So what's happening?

Rivki is in the hospital.

What happened to her?

Her pregnancy is at risk.

She already miscarried
three months ago.

I didn't know.
-We didn't tell anyone.

Don't worry. With God's help
everything will be alright. -Yes.

It's my fault. -What do you mean?
What's your fault?

Her miscarriages are my fault.

Why?

You know why.
-Roi, don't say that.

But it's true,
you know it is.

I know nothing of the sort.
-It's true.

I don't deserve to have children.

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

I have no one to talk to.

Did you do something wrong

My thoughts...

Everyone has thoughts.
-Not these.

You don't know
what other people think.

It's always on my mind
in the street,

on the bus, at home,
at the yeshiva...

I can't stop it.
-But you don't give in.

You fight it,
that's what counts.

I'm the "true hero who
vanquishes his desires".

Exactly. That's what you are.

If anyone deserves children,
it's you.

They'll have the most
wonderful father in the world.

You're the most beautiful person
there is, Roi.

The most beautiful person I know.
And if anyone dares to say otherwise,

send them to me,
I'll show them what's what.

From the books of the Maharal.
7 and 6 letters.

Starts with an N
and ends with an L.

"Netzach Israel"?

Yes. Good!

Why don't you go home, Nati,
tell Roi to come.

You deserve to rest too.
-Give him some time.

How much time does he need?

Maybe it's something else.
-What?

Something you're not telling me.
-No, there's nothing, I promise.

It's not just today, Nati.
It started after the first miscarriage.

What started?
-His becoming distant.

I've never seen
Roi happier than he is with you.

So where is he now?

Feeling guilty.
-For what?

Everything. That's Roi, he always
feels guilty about everything,

even when he was a child.

We had an old dog that died

and Roi decieled that it was because
he didn't take care of him properly.

In the ffliiorning my mother
didn't find him in bed,

we called the police, all the neighbors
came, we looked for him all day,

you know where
we finally found him?

Sleeping in the doghouse.

Now it's funny.

And back then?
-No, it was more like a tragedy.

You never had a dog,
but it's a good story.

Good, huh?
-Yes.

Yifat?
-Hey, sweetie, how are you?

Wow, finally.

You wouldn't believe the mountain
I climbed to get a signal.

How are you? Are you managing
without me? -Very well.

I think I'm losing you again.
What did you say?

I said, I'm managing very well,
don't worry and...

your commander
will be hearing from me.

I didn't hear that, did you say
something about a commander?

I said, don't worry
and continue guarding the country.

Okay.

Okay, take care.
-Bye.

Did you get through?
-More or less.

Listen, take the car
tomorrow morning

and drive him to Halukim Ridge

there's great reception there.

I's like being in Jerusalem.

Coming up,
"Not on Friday, not on Saturday"

with Azaria Ben Atar.

Radio Jerusalem

101 FM.

Hi, listen, I know,
I meant to call you,

I'm only doing one show,
that's it, I was pressured into it.

I promise if there are any more,
I'll tell you. -You don't have to.

Go for it. -You don't mind me
doing this show?

I don't mind anything.
-Someone sounds appeased.

I never really liked him anyway.

If you're using reverse psychology,
it's not necessary.

I don't need to and I'm not.
-So?

Nothing, some things
take time to understand.

Okay, will you listen to the show
and tell me how I was? -Sure.

we still best friends?
-Yes, with Yifat.

Of course, we can't get rid
of that pest. -No way.

Bye.
-Bye.

You look relaxed before we air.
-It's fun.

I missed you.
-Me too.

Come in.

"Journey"
by Eliaz Cohen.

"Just another cup of tea,
don't go,

'Til brew some essences,

"The samovar boiling
trembles

"as did your body once.
Don't go.

"Your suitcase
is still open

"We can empty all
that was placed in it.

"Don't go.

"I will try if only... your glove
seeks me

"reaching out, squirming
knowing

"no more will my finger play
at its last, openings."

That's the way it is, my darling.

That's the way it is here.

Daddy went to the army
and left us here.

Fun, isn't it?

Want to hear some music?

No?

Want me to sing you a song?

"We came to the army

"We thought we'd have a ball

"They gave us an Uzi,

"Chow that was mushy,

"We came to the army..."