Srugim (2008–2012): Season 3, Episode 4 - Episode #3.4 - full transcript

To the most beautiful among women,
my dove..."

The reason
I've chosen youi
to be my witness.

is because you're the only man
I know who's seen Tehila

and hasn't tried to hit on her
and you're not even a friend.

I want-to order a Torah ark curtain

Aren't you Azaria's roommate?

Yes

Call me in two weeks,
maybe I can work something out.

Azaria Ben Atar is your roommate?
— Yes.

He's just a poet.
What' s the big deal with poets'?

He's an esteemed poet.



Nothing stands still in this world.

Everything moves.

And without love.
We would probably go mad.

If you don't appreciate me enough
to give me the rabbi's job.

maybe you'll be out of
a grammar teacher too. I quit.

Good luck.

I love to work hard.
I'm a very fast learner.

Only if you have
marketing experience.

Can't you offer me a job as a trainee?
— Unfortunately, I can't.

Don't worry, something else
will come up. —No there won't.

Don t give up.

There are so many bad people
in this country.

You can't imagine, Yifat.
They're all pigs.

- SRUGIM -



Private grammar
and Bar Mitzvah lessons

Amir?

Manny'?
-I can't believe it, Amir Yehezkel.

Hi, how are you?
-Good, how are you?

Great, we just got back
from Toronto.

Wow, Manny Shapiro.
It s been years.

Who's "we ?
-My wife and kids.

Oh! I'm not up to date
How many do you have

Three. We were with
the Jewish Agency.

I ran a Bnei Akiva branch
there for 3 years.

How about you?
What's new?

I'm fine, good, thank God.

I got married, my wife's pregnant.
- Good for you. -Yes.

I'm unemployed,
so if you hear of anything, I...

The Jewish Agency
is looking for people.

You think I'm cut out for it?

You're a Hebrew teacher, aren't you?
-Yes.

Great, you can teach
Sunday school.

I never thought of that.
-So start thinking.

It's an amazing experience,
and a contribution to the country.

It means living abroad., man,
don't miss the opportunity.

It's a great idea.

They pay a salary, don't they?
-Certainly.

Listen, Amir, take your wife and
hurry down there-

You have nothing to lose.

Hi, Amir,
make it short, I'm very busy.

OK,., How would you feel
about going abroad?

The Jewish Agency is
screening candidates.

I don't know, I never thought of it.
-Neither have I, but it's worth trying.

I could teach there and...
-Where to? -I didn't ask.

I met a friend from the Yeshiva
who came back from Toronto,

maybe over there...
-Oh. that's nice...

The buttons that arrived....
-I know, it's a bummer.

Amir, can
I talk to you later?
-Sure.

Let's not get our hopes up,
we don't know anything yet...

Fax them our order
and have them send

the right buttons. We're not paying
for the delivery. —Of course.

What do you say"?
Should
sign us up?

What? Yes, sign
us up.
I gotta go, OK?

I miss you.
— OK. Me too. Bye.

Hey, Nati. — Rent?
— You're home. -Yes. —Great.

I thought I'd leave it by the door.

but I said to myself
maybe someone's home.

Leave what?

I'm returning
all my friends' stolen property.

I found some CDs
I borrowed from you years ago.

Grease
and Hava Alberstein.

They're not mine.

The're not?\-No.

Are you sure? —That Grease
and Have Alberstein aren't mine?

es, Reut, 1OO% sure.
— Then whose are they?

I don't know,
I'm on my way out.

Y ou have my Bob\ Dylan?
-Take it.

It disappeared two years ago...
— Reut, I'm late for a meeting.

I have to go.

Do you mind if I rest here
for a while? —You want to rest?

Yes, I have a meeting nearby
and... — Reut, rest.

Yeah? Great. —Yes.
— Excellent. —Azaria's home.

Oh yeah?

He's asleep, so don't frighten him.
— No way.

What?
—Are you here because of him?

Who?
—Azaria.

What are you talking about?
— OK. You two don't stand a chance.

What are you talking about?
— Forget it, you're, not for him.

First of all, I'm exactly for him.
— Listen, Rent,

forget about it
it'll save you a lot of heartache.

You said you had to leave, right?
— Yes.

Don't forget
Hava Alberstein and Grease

so you have an excuse
to come back. _

Come in.

Hello.

Hi, how are you'?
— How are you? —Fine,

You told me to come back
in two weeks. —Yes, sit down.

Would you like a drink?
There's lemonade. —Thank

You said something about
a Torah ark curtain. —Yes.

My mother died a year and a half ago.
— I'm sorry to hear it.

It's OK.

We want to do something nice
in her memory.

We thought a Torah ark curtain
would be a great idea.

Did you have
anything specific in mind

Yes...

No, we didn't discuss it, but...

something simple.

with a verse from
A Woman of Valor.

I'll give you an address in Geula
you'll find something less expensive.

I don't want something less expensive.

It's for my mother,
she deserves the best.

OK.

When I said something simple,
meant nothing flashy.

She., she was a woman
who appreciated simplicity.

It's just that A Woman of Valor
is used far too much.

Something else then.
-OK.

Do you have a page with Bible verses'?
-I have a whole book of verses.

May I see it?
— Of course.

I see.

OK.

I was going out to buy fabric...
— Oh, I'm sorry.

Would you like to tell me
a little about your mother

and we can think
of something suitable'?

You can join me
and we'll talk on the way.

Nati?

Great... I ve got time.
-Let's go.

I'll get my keys.

and we ll get out of this cubbyhole.

Yes, I know. The rain comes in
I have to get it fixed.

It's been this way for six months.

I can fix it.
— That's not necessary.

I'll call a handyman,
I'm just lazy.

Are you coming?

She was a good mother,
she cared for all her children.

Was she a good cook?

No. She didn't like to cook.

Except for schnitzels.

Did she work?
— She taught math.

if that means anything.

She smoked a lot.

I always had to wrap
my clothes in plastic

so they wouldn't stink.
— Focus on the positive.

It is positive. I really miss
the smell of her cigarettes.

She was an excellent chess player.
— Really'?

Yes. Why is that surprising'?

I don t know.

It'll be very hard to embroider
my mother on something.

Hello?

Streichman is probably the worst poet
that "Kshatot" ever published.

He's lousy, a sycophant, a plagiarist.
At least you're original.

So what if 1OO people
come to his reading'?

He'll get 1OO people
and you'll get 1O

but they'll be 1O people
who understand poetry.

How are you, Reut?
— Fine, how are you?

Nati didn't offer you a drink?
— He went out.

I asked him if I could stay
a few minutes

because I have a meeting nearby.
— Great.

Yes, Eliahin, I'm with you.

No, I have a guest here
who's not connected to me.

Eliahin , in my opinion
you shouldn't compare

between you and Streichman,
it's not the same... hold on a second

You're leaving already. Reut?
— Yes.

Do you happen to like poetry?
— Very much.

Would you like to come to a young
poets' evening, Tuesday, 6:30?

There'll be a few good ones.

Actually, I'm free Tuesday evening,
so yes. I'd love to.

Should
I pick you up?
-That's not
necessary, thanks.

OK
, see you.
-Bye.

Ehahin , let me get back to you.

I'll make some coffee
and get back to you.

Should I let my "tzitzit" hang out

If you want to start sucking up to them,
you should've grown a beard.

I'm not sucking up, but...
— C'mon, be yourself.

Hello, I'm Miri.
-Amir. —Yifat. —HL

Sit down. You have to fill out
a small questionnaire

and we ll call you for an
—Thank you.
interview.

Take your time,
there's a long line ahead
of you.

How long will it take
more or leas'?

It's hard to say,
all these couples are ahead of you.

I have to get back to work,
I came especially...

Yifati.

Start with the questionnaire.
I hope it goes quickly. —Thank you.

What did you write in
the educational message?

"Sanctify your life with Torah and
purify it with labor". -Good. —Yeah

Yifat and Ami
You can go in.

Wow, it's finally happening.

Amir and Yifat Yehezkel?
-Hello.

I'm Nahum, head of the
World Bnei Akiva movement.

this is Rabbi Blumenzweig,
of the Jewish Agency

and the rabbi of the
Jewish community in Washington.

Nice to meet you.
— Nice to meet you.

First, I wish to commend you
on your dedication. —Thank you.

May I ask where and for how long
is the next mission?

Yes. Between 2 to 4 years,

and the next mission
is Venezuela.

Oh.
— You sound disappointed.

No, I just...
No one mentioned the location.

Other missions are to
Vietnam and Kazakhstan.

You're not obliged to go anywhere.
— It's alright.

Can we begin with
the simulation, Nahum?

Our time is short.
— Definitely.

Hello, Amir. I'm Alisa,
a Jewish girl from Sydney,

and my boyfriend is a gentile
whom I want to marry in a church.

Nice to meet you.
— Nice to meet you. I'm Amir.

Wait a minute .
you shake a woman's hand?

No, I... I thought it was you.
You're not you.

Sorry. —My beard confused you?
- Yes, a little.

Nevertheless,
what would you say to Alisa'?

First, I'd ask her to sit down
and offer her something to drink.

Then
I'd ask her
why she approached me.

Why do you think
she approached you?

Because I'm an emissary
of the Jewish Agency.

And because...
she's considering

making Aliyah, in case
she gets married, etc...

Was that a good
answer?

You're
Amir.

Until recently you taught grammar
and you were fired.

No, I quit.
I quit, I wasn't fired.

I wrote it down. See?
I quit. -That's right.

Why?
— Because of the principal.

Amir should've been appointed
bbi of the girls' school a year ago

but she insisted
on filling that role herself-

Sorry, but that's the truth.

Hello, Amir. I'm Mordechai, I'm head
of the synagogue in Maracaibo

and I have an Indian tribe in the
process of converting to Judaism,

they want to make Aliyah
and live in Israel.

What advice would you give
the Minister of Absorption?

Indians?

I didn't know that doctors
can fix window shades.

Not every doctor,
it depends what he specializes in.

What do you specialize in?

Thyroid gland (also "shades ' in Hebrew).

I'm done.

Nati.
What?

Are you really here for the
Ark Curtain or are you hitting on me?

I'm here because of you.

What about your mother?

She died.
Really.

A year-and-a-half ago.

We want to do something
in her memory,

we thought that a Torah ark curtain
is a wonderful idea.

Would you like to go out with me'?

I can't.

Why not?

I just can't.

If it's because of Azaria,
we don't have to be roommates.

It's complicated and I don't want
to say more than I already have.

That you
can't go out with me.
-Yes. —OK.

Thanks for fixing the shade.
Really. It was very nice of you.

Tehila... —Please, don't try
to convince me, it's...

OK, so...

I 'll be going.
—Thank you.

Bye.

I think I made him fail.
-On
purpose?

I should've just told him
that I don't want to go.

They must be saying,
but his wife is a
he's a nice guy
real bitch.

To a certain degree.

Excuse me? -I said that
you're a bitch to a certain degree.

They're looking for
strong-willed women.

Unfortunately for you.
— What do you mean?

They won't send
a dependent woman.

they know how hard
you'll have to work there.

In short, start packing.

Hold on... we won't see you
for A years'?

We don't
stand a chance.

I'd start studying
Spanish
or Portuguese.

They speak Spanish there?
— I'm not studying Spanish.

Yifat, you have Jewish Agency
written all over you.

You're right.

You really look like
a Jewish Agency emissary.

Much more than Amir.
— Much more.

I don't want to be a Jewish Agency
emissary. -So tell Amir.

We won't be accepted anyway.

you should've seen me there.

Besides.
Amir didn't do well.

But that's OK,
this way we ll be at the wedding.

What wedding?

Yours, what do you mean?
-That's the ultimate denial.

Did you forget you're getting
married? —I didn't forget, I just...

I wasn't thinking about it just now,
that's all.

Is everything alright, Hodaya
— Of course. -Yeah?

What did
say?

Hello?
— Amir, it's Nahum. How are you?

Fine, how are you?
— Do you have Skype'?

Yes. — We re in the
advanced selection stage.

we re considering three couples.

We like you and Yifat very much.

Can you prepare
a short Torah lesson

and present it to the head
of the Venezuelan congregation'?

Yes, of course.

You have two hours to prepare.
—Thank you.

Therefore, a simple, almost
obscure thing such as gratitude.

gives so much,
not only to its recipient.

but more so.

to the person who recognizes
the gratitude bestowed upon him.

and so I am grateful to you

for not falling asleep
in the middle of my speech.

Oh, here's Yifat.

Come here, Yifat,
come say hello.

To who?

Avraham, this is my wife. Yifat.

This is Abraham and his family
in Venezuela.

Hello, Yifat.
— Hola, Yifat!

Hello, hello.
What a nice family.

We hope to see you soon.
Hasta luego.

Oh, really? How nice.

Ciao!

Tehila!

Hey.

You were in the neighborhood?

No, I want to speak to you.

Nati...
— I'll make it short.

Go ahead.

I don't want Azaria to get in our way,
he doesn't have to know anything.

Why me, Nati?
There are plenty of girls...

I've been waiting for this
from the moment I saw you.

I can't.

I made a vow.

I broke up with Azaria very badly.
We were engaged.

I led him to believe that we'd
be together and changed my mind.

It's your right.
— It shattered him completely.

Meaning?

That I'm not going to see anyone
until Azaria moves on.

Meaning?

Until I know that he's over me.
— I think he is.

Until he has someone new.

Don't pressure me,
it only makes it worse.

Bye.
— Bye.

To see you in the field
of rotting apples.

A used
Friday night

"Spread out before me
on a wrinkled tablecloth.

A veil of clouds rushes
for a moment around, the moon.

disappearing like smoke.
-Hello. -Hello.

Would you like to order something?

We have excellent herbal tea
would you like some?

Yes. —I'll get it.

Do you know Azaria Ben Atar?
— He won't be reading today.

Is he expected?
— Hardly.

What do you mean
hardly
He invited
m e,

Azaria supports young poets.

but I don't think he'll come
to an evening like this.

I'll get your tea.
No, I think I'll pass.

Too bad, it's our best infusion.
Don t miss it.

I 'll get it for you,
If you
don't like it, don't pay.

Yes, Nati? —I need your help urgently.
Where are you?

Tell me over the phone.
— No, it's not for the phone.

Ken La'zipor (A Bird s Nest).
-What?

I'm at the Ken La'zipor club.
— Wait for me. I'll be right there.

OK.

Embers spinning
from a crack in a shade.

Crumbs of illuminated dust.

I peel you a walnut and hope.

Maybe this time.

A bone of my bones
and flesh of my flesh

This time
bone and meat if possible.

Yes, you can talk,
it'll take him a while.

It's about Azaria.

He invited me here
and he didn't show up.

Really?

The problem with Azaria is that
it's hard for him to make a move.

At first I thought you weren't
compatible but as the days went by.

I realized that the fact that you 're
different could be very good.

Why? —Because you've got
your feet on the ground.

you're intelligent,
you're serious.

you're not a space cadet like him.

so if it's OK with you,
let me talk to him.

No. I rather you didn't.

Reut, it's not like you
to be a loser.

I'm not a loser.
I'm being realistic.

Let me tell you something.

A few days ago a woman
was hospitalized for a day.

Her husband sat beside her
from the moment she came in

until the moment she left.
He brought her chocolate, flowers, food.

They've been married for 42 years.
They're 70 years old.

She's a lawyer,
he's a fisherman.

Really?
— Really.

Reut, I've never been a matchmaker,
this is my first time.

Let me talk to Azaria.

Is that a yes?

Yes, OK _

What's the score?

It's on the screen.
zero-zero.

Who's playing?

I don t know,
the game is in Argentina.

What do you think of Reut?

Who? — Reut. You invited her
to the poetry reading.

The little brunette?
-Yes.

What about her?

Do you like her?

So now you're a matchmaker, Nati?
-What are you talking about?

I just think that
you're made for each other.

Think again.

She's amazing.

Amazing in what way?
—Amazing, amazing.

She's pretty, she's smart.

She's fun to talk to.
She dresses well.

She makes a lot of money.
She's an accountant.

In short, she's perfect for you.
Try it, what have you got to lose

OK, you know what?
I'll write her number down

in case you decide to call her.
— What's in it for you?

What's in it for me?

I see two good people
made for each other.

why not try to hook them up?

Let me put it this way.
I'm not interested in her.

but if you're sure
she's so amazing, you marry her.

I'd do it, but we've known
each other for so long...

it's complicated.

I'm sorry that Yifat couldn't come.

she's under a lot of pressure
at work.

Have they told you why
we invited you here? —No.

Rabbi Blumenzweig and I
decided that you and Yifat

are the most suitable couple
for the mission.

which means, that God willing.

you'll be going to Venezuela
in the month of Sivan.

Thank you.
Really, thank you very much.

Thank you, Amir,
there's one more thing.
-Yes.

sent both your handwritings
to a graphologist.

The graphologist agreed with us
that you're the most suitable couple.

but she had some doubts
about Yifat's desire to go.

She said that Yifat is very content
with her life right now

and she may have reservations
about the very idea of the trip.

What? She has no reservations,
on the contrary.

I'm bringing it up because we felt it
in her preliminary interview.

This doesn't disqualify you.

but we want you to know
what you're heading for

Look, Yifat is very much
in favor of going.

Really. She has some concerns,
but she'll be happy to go.

I'm Louisa, nice to meet you.

I'm Brenda, nice to meet you too.

You 'll go far.
— With God's help.

It's a real tropical country.

What an experience, huh?

Caracas seems a bit squalid.

No, I don't think this
is a representative picture.

They have a Jewish school
and kindergartens.

Aren't you happy
that we re going?

Of course I'm happy.

We'll have to learn Spanish, you know.
— Si, por favor.

Hi, Nitzan.

Yes, yes...
Hold on a minute.

I have to settle something
with Nitzan, 5 minutes, OK?

Sure.

Yes. What?

You have to take her,
she's an amazing design

Her schoolwork
is very interesting.

Someone else will grab her.

In my opinion, even if you don't
have a spot for her now.

use her as a seamstress.
She really wants to work with us.

I think you should tell her
job is hers and let her decid

Yes. No way...
I placed that order a week ago.

Nahum ?

Hello, it's Amir YehezkeL

It's not too late, is

We won't be going
on the mission.

We re not ready for it yet.
Maybe in
the future.

You have another
suitable couple, right?

It's final. Yes.

Thank you.

All the best.