"Gilgamesh Productions presents:" "A film by Gidi Dar and Shuli Rand" "Ushpizin" "Lulavs, citrons, myrtles!" "How much for this?" "25." "This citron is worth at least 300 shekels." "So bring another inspector!" "Some would say even 500." "You want the truth?" "100 shekels, that's all." "Okay, Wasserman." "Next." "Look at this one." "What do you say?" "Marvelous!" "Really marvelous!" "How much do you think it's worth?" "It's been years since I've seen one so beautiful." "I told you, no one else has citrons like this." "Excuse me." "Yes, rabbi, how can I help?" "May I look at the citrons?" "Look over there." "There are some for 30, 40, 50." "Very nice ones." "So, what do you say, at least 500 shekels, no?" "More." "How much, then?" "This citron can get you at least 800, even 1000." "A thousand?" "!" "Who'd give 1000 for a citron?" "They'll give, they'll give." "May I have a look at this one?" "It's not for you, rabbi." "It's expensive." "Can I look?" "Easy, easy." "May I?" "How much did you say?" "A thousand shekels." "This really is a beautiful citron." "You're not buying?" "With God's help." "Next..." " Hello, Moshe." " Hello, Ben Baruch." " How are things?" " We put our trust in God." "What's with the long face?" "Yom Kippur's over!" "Did you build a succah?" "How?" "I'm dead broke." "Citron, lulav, four species?" "Nothing, don't you get it?" "Wake up!" "The holiday is tomorrow!" "Any way you can help me, Ben Baruch?" "No, really not." "Come on, Ben Baruch." "I spent it all on wood." "If I hear of something, I'll tell you." "Moshe..." "Give us a smile." "What can I tell you, Father." "The situation stinks." "Merciful Father, make him go away." "I can't take it anymore." "Make him go away, please." "Make him go away." "Thank you, Father." "Thank you very much." "I told you, I'm not built for working in the sun." "I suffer from migraines." "So work the city." "Go to houses, restaurants." "Look for Jews in the shade." ""When the evil urge provokes one to anger at the moment, good wants to descend from above." "The evil urge wants to ruin that." "Thus, one should always guard himself against anger." "Not to ruin the good that Heaven wants to bestow. "" "Oh, man." "You have to keep your eyes wide open." "We're all being constantly tested." " It's not allowed." " What?" " This." " Who told you that?" "They announced you can't smoke in here." " And what does a smoker do?" " He goes to the balcony." "How's it going, Moshe?" "Terrible!" "His name be praised." "I couldn't do anything." "I tried." "I'm sure you did." "What do they give, Moshe?" "Pennies, nothing." "Nothing for you, maybe." "For me, it's everything." "I promised my wife I'd bring home some money today." "I can't face her." "900 shekels would at least get me through the holiday." "What can we do?" "We'll pass this, too." "That's His will." "I can't go back there." "You don't have a choice." "Why are you standing there?" "We'll be late." "I can't, Yossef." "The smell..." "The smell is killing me." "What's Lysol made from?" "I know?" "From Lysol." "That's why I hate going on leave." "I hate going back." " What are you doing?" " I'm going." " Going where?" " Home!" "They'll catch you in no time." "Not home, then!" "To hell!" "Just not there." "Wait up!" "Wait up!" "This is perfect for you." "How much is it?" "Only 40 shekels." "40 shekels?" "It's handmade." "I sell them for 60." "40 is a special price, for neighbors." "What is it?" "Mali, it's me, open up." "Okay." "I'll be off now." "Well, do you want it?" "It's a bit expensive." "Make it 30, then." "I'll consult my husband." "See you." "Thanks." "So long, Mrs. Neiman." "She buy anything?" "Don't count on it." "Rothman was here." "What did he want?" "He wanted his rent!" "Could you give him something?" "I can't take it anymore." "Where will I get the money from?" "Have you been to the Yeshiva?" "Yes." "And?" "What?" "What do you mean, what?" "Souisa's wife told me they got the money!" " We have nothing, honey." " What?" "The supervisors had a meeting." "They decided not to give me anything this month." "Who decided?" "Why?" "I wasn't there enough." " And what did you say?" " What could I say?" " You said nothing?" " What could I tell them?" "Sure you said nothing!" "You played the saint, accepting it all with love!" "You want me to start arguing?" "That was their decision." " Whose decision?" " That's what God wanted." "Stop!" "Give me a break!" "Maybe God wanted you to stand up for yourself!" "You know why they didn't give you the money?" "They knew that you'd let it pass." "Let's see them not give Souisa the money!" "He'd burn down the Yeshiva!" "Enough!" "I don't understand what you want." "What do you want me to do?" "!" "Start hitting people?" "We became religious, we don't behave that way." "God will help!" "Do we have faith or not?" "!" "Be quiet there!" "Okay, Weisglass, we heard you." "You're not alone here!" "You're right." "You're always right." "Blessed are You, Lord our God, King of the universe Who sanctified us with His commandments and commanded us regarding the washing of hands." "Amen." "Don't be upset, sweetheart." "I promise you, God willing, we'll live to see a table laden with delicacies." "Amen." "And a baby boy." "Stop it." "What do we do about a succah?" "God will not forsake us." "We will have a succah." "Tomorrow's Succoth Eve." "I heard a nice saying today by Rabbi Nathan." "How did it go...?" ""Wherever something is lacking I know that either it wasn't prayed for or that it wasn't prayed for enough. "" "Nice, isn't it?" "Nice." "Then, why don't you go pray?" "What, now?" "When else?" "Tomorrow is Succoth Eve." " I wanted to get some sleep." " Enough with this sleeping." "I'm beat, I'm telling you." "I stayed up all night." "So why are you bringing in Rabbi Nathan?" "Empty words!" "Tomorrow is Succoth Eve, don't you get it?" "Go pray." "Go on." "We need a miracle." "We will see miracles, Moshe." "Truth be told, God Almighty, I'm down in the dumps." "Okay, I know you hate sadness, but I'm sad as can be." "I'm all sadness." "A lump of sadness." "Not that I think you owe me anything, God Almighty but I don't understand." "I really don't understand." "Sometimes I don't know what you want from me." "Sometimes I think that you're a bit rough on me, a bit on my case." ""I shall cry, and He will pay heed... "" "To be a good Jew, that's all." "Don't want anything more." "I want to have a succah, a lulav, four species, food for the holiday." "Not too much for you, is it?" "If not for my sake, then for my wife's." "Honestly, what has Malka Bat Mazal done to offend you?" "Poor woman, she loves and respects you so much." "What does she have?" "What do I bring her?" "Nothing." "The Torah?" "I don't give her anything." "Do I make a living?" "Did I give her a child?" "Six, seven, eight..." "Hi, Zwible." "Did you deliver everything?" "Almost." "I still have 1000 dollars." "How come?" "The old man from Musrara passed away." "I heard!" "I forgot to tell you." "May he rest in peace." "So here's 1000 dollars." "What do I do with it?" "You'll find someone to give it to." "Zwible, I want to wrap it up." "I have to go out of town." "There you go." "I'm sure you'll find someone here." "I don't know." "Pick a number." "What do you mean?" "Come on, pick a number." "Do I know...?" "35." "Start counting." "God Almighty, we need a miracle." "A miracle, God Almighty, a miracle." "Please, a miracle, Lord of the universe..." "Please, a miracle..." "Our holy Rabbi Nahman from Breslau, God Almighty in his virtue, hear our prayer, give us a miracle..." "A miracle..." ""He leads me beside the still waters... "" "A miracle, God Almighty, a miracle, a miracle..." ""I shall fear no evil for you are with me... "" "Moshe Belanga." "You know him?" "Yes." "From around Shmuel Hanavi?" "Yes, I think I know him!" "A Breslau Hassid..." "Oh, well." "I'll go there now." "May you be rewarded." "Stay well." " Where were you?" "!" " What's the matter?" "I've been looking for you all day long!" "I've been praying." "You prayed well, my friend." " What is it?" " I found a succah for you." " Get out." " It's out of this world!" "You won't believe it, that's what I prayed for." "Where is it?" "Remember where the old Yeshiva office used to be?" "Hold it." "Whose is it?" " Nobody's." " How come?" "It belonged to Gabay." "But he isn't using it." " Are you sure?" " I'm sure!" "It's a succah like you wouldn't believe, come on!" "But how will we move it, with movers?" "I'm broke." "God sent you a succah, he'll send a truck!" "May you have an accident." "Nothing beats freedom." "Jerusalem." "How did we end up here?" "Come on, it's the Holy City." "Holy City?" "It's a pile of stones." "Don't turn around." "A pig just walked in." "Maybe they're already looking for us." "Relax, who cares about you?" "You think you're Al Capone?" "He's sitting down." "Breathe, enjoy the freedom." "And then what?" "You know anybody in Jerusalem?" "I had an aunt up here but she's dead." "So why did we come here?" "!" "Good evening." "Are you into spirituality?" "Sorry, bro, I'm broke." "That's okay." "It's the thought that counts." "Come here a second." "Yes?" "Let me see the box." "There you go." ""The Hidden Light. "" "The Hidden Light." " Are you from this Yeshiva?" " I am, praise God." "Breslau, right?" "Yes, Breslau." "Know a guy named Moshe?" "Which Moshe?" "There are lots of them." "Moshe Belanga, from Eilat, tall guy, know him?" "Yeah, sure, he studies with us." "Where's "with us," man?" "Shmuel Hanavi Street." "If I go there now, I'll meet him?" "No, bro, it's already late." "But you could probably find him there tomorrow morning." "Bless you, brother." "Who is this Moshe guy?" "Moshe Belanga." "A friend." "Close friend?" "If we find him, we've got it made." "Many roads I've taken" "Searchin' for some truth" "And I never hesitated" "To sink my teeth in the fruit of sin" "We didn't find ourselves" "Don't want to be a liar" "This culture isn't for us" "Our hearts are full of fire" "And I am so small" "Most wretched of them all..." "You got a splinter?" " I'm going for a second." " Where to?" "To make my wife happy." "She was worried about the succah." "Go, go." "I stand here, in wonder and awe" "For you are holy" "And your name is holy" "Saints praise your name" "By day and by night" "For you are holy" "And your name is holy" "Saints praise your name" "By day and by night" "Moshe, you saint, God loves you so much!" "Are you okay?" "Everything's okay?" "Better than okay." "Remember what I told you before you left?" "What's this?" "Open it." " What's this?" "Whose is it?" " Someone slipped it under the door." " Who's "someone"?" " Don't know, didn't look, read!" ""Rabbi Moshe Belanga, Happy holiday." "Accept this gift, which need not be repaid. "" "How much is there?" "A thousand dollars." "Are you sure?" "I've counted it 30 times." "An even thousand." "Do you understand what has happened here, my wife?" "See the power of prayer?" "It's a miracle." "A real miracle." "Blessed be the Lord who listens to prayers." "A miracle." "Blessed be the Lord who listens to prayers." "I don't believe it." "A miracle!" "It's a miracle." "A miracle!" "A downright miracle!" "1000 dollars, His name be praised!" "God Almighty, you're for real!" "You did it big time!" "Father, thank you." "It is a miracle." "I can't believe it!" "Father, thank you." "Thank you very much!" "It was a miracle." "A miracle, God Almighty!" "This should be enough, right?" "Big time." "Look, I have it all mapped out:" "We'll pay back what we owe and with what's left, let's make a big, beautiful succah for the Lord." "Moshe, what's wrong?" "Wait a second." "Have a look at something." "See that?" "It's ours." "Ours?" "From where?" "Sing for Him, chant for Him Talk of all His wonders" " Like that?" " Only like that!" "Sing for Him, chant for Him Talk of all His wonders" "Moshe!" "A tenth for charity." "Ben Baruch!" "Ben Baruch!" "What's wrong?" "What's with you, Moshe?" "Have you lost it?" "Ben Baruch, how righteous the Lord is, how merciful!" "How righteous!" "Take!" "Take it!" "It's a lot of money, Moshe." "The Lord has sent it to you." "Take it!" " Why did we stop dancing?" " Beats me." "Sing for Him, chant for Him Talk of all His wonders" "They just took it?" "They came with a pickup truck." "And you didn't tell them it was mine?" "I did, and they said it was okay." "Nobody told me anything." "Do you know them?" "It was that Breslau guy who goes around in the morning with the charity box." "Ben Baruch." "Yes, Ben Baruch." "Some people..." "Wow, it's huge." "That's good." "Maybe God will send you guests." "Does it fit?" "Too bad we lost the door knob." "Enough?" "No, bring more." "When will you pay?" "You worried, Elazar?" "It'll be okay." "Bring some more." "May I help you?" "We're looking for Moshe Belanga." "Is he here?" "Not right now." "That's his sister's kid." "Could you help us find him?" "Sure, with pleasure." "Thanks, man." "Is it sold?" "I beg your pardon?" "That nice citron, is it sold?" "We have lots of nice ones." "No, I mean the nicest one." "It went for 1000 shekels." "He means the "diamond. "" "Yes, that "diamond. " Sold?" "It's right here." "Let's have it." "There's 1000." "How sweet is the Lord." "Happy holiday." "Where have you been?" "It's almost Succoth!" "Shopping." "Nick of time." "This is for you." "For me?" "It's perfect." "You shouldn't have." "Put them on." "Have a look at something." "It's lovely." ""Lovely"?" "Just "lovely"?" "It's The Diamond." ""The Diamond"?" "That's what they call it." "The most beautiful citron in Jerusalem." "Let me see a second." "How much did it cost you?" "You want the truth?" "Only the truth." "One hundred?" " You're out of your mind." " I had to." " Moshe, you're out of your mind!" " I had to." " Moshe, you're crazy." " I had to!" "But 1000 shekels for a citron?" "Honey, don't get angry." "It's a "blessing" for having boys." "Says who?" "It's written in the books." "A beautiful citron is a blessing for having boys." "I better go before they close the mikveh." " The earrings look good on you." " Thanks." "What am I without you?" "Nothing." "A half-person." "Okay, okay, Moshe." "Happy holiday." "Happy holiday, Moshe." "Why is the door open?" "Moshe!" "I can't believe it!" "It's Moshe!" "Eliyahu?" "It's really you!" "What are you doing here?" "Visiting." "I've missed you." "Is that illegal?" "God forbid." "You don't seem too happy." "No, I just thought you were still doing time." "That's it?" "They released you?" "Praise God." ""I've paid my debt to society. "" "Praise God." "What a surprise." "Who's this?" "Yossef." "A close friend." "Welcome." "Pleased to meet you." "Eliyahu Scorpio." "I don't believe it." "How long has it been?" "Years." "We're in Jerusalem on business, so I said to Yossef I have to see you." "Wait, how did you find out where I lived?" "They told us in your Yeshiva." "Is this a bad time?" "Just a minute, let me get this straight." "Where are you spending the holiday?" "In Jerusalem?" "We don't know yet." "Maybe in Tel Aviv." "What's in Tel Aviv." "Succoth in Jerusalem." "Is anything better than that?" "The Holy City, after all." "Be my guests." "What, and just crash your holiday?" "Crash my holiday?" "If you only knew how I prayed that the Lord would send me guests to the succah." "And such guests He sent!" "Praise God." "Set the table for four." "We have guests." " Guests?" "Who?" " Friends." " From the Yeshiva?" " No." "From the old days." "Actually, it's an old friend and his friend." "Where are the yarmulkes?" "I put them here." "Which friends from "the old days"?" "Mali, it's okay." "Where did I put the yarmulkes?" "The mikveh is about to close." "From way back?" "Mali, it's okay." "They're okay people." "Thanks." "You don't look happy." "Sure I am." "I didn't prepare for guests." "What can I do?" "Do we run the world?" "God sent guests to our succah." "Should we send them away?" "They'll wash hands and bless the food." "They'll sit in a succah, maybe for the first time ever!" "Does it get any better than that?" "You tell me, does it?" "You're all glowing." "Like a torch." "I feel that we are about to receive abundance from Heaven." "God willing." "Happy holiday." "Happy holiday, sweetheart." "Say, Moshe, what's with the hat?" "The shtreimel?" "You wear it on Shabbat, or holidays." "What's it made of?" "Cat fur?" "No." "Fox tails." "Get out of here!" "Where do they get that many foxes?" "From abroad." " What, no foxes in Israel?" " Where do we have foxes?" " We do." "In the desert." " How many?" "Seven?" "They bring it from abroad." "That's why it's so expensive." "How expensive?" "How much for one?" " There are all sorts." " How much is yours?" "Mine is nothing special." "It's old." "Secondhand." "Looks like a flat tire." "Eliyahu, don't dare talk that way about my shtreimel." " How much is that one?" " Could run up to 2000 dollars." "2000?" "I don't believe it." "Did you hear that, Eliyahu?" "!" "2000 dollars!" "What did you think?" "Until you catch the fox relax him, skin him, loads of work." "And if I bring you 10 pieces, can you fence them?" "Yossef has a criminal mind." "It's in his blood." "You go by on a motorcycle, you can snatch a dozen." "Moshe knows people." "He could fence them easy!" "This street alone is worth, roughly, 200,000 dollars." "That's not peanuts." "Snap out of it, Yossef." "Don't talk like that around my wife." "Just kidding." "Don't." "She's not into that." "No jail, no holdups, nothing." "Moshe, don't worry, we'll pretend we met in college." "No "I did time. " No "we did time. " None of that talk." "Trust me, Moshe." "Happy holiday!" "Happy holiday!" "Eliyahu, Yossef." "Our Ushpizin." " Pleased to meet you." "I'm Mali." " Pleased to meet you." "Come, Yossef, sit here." "Come in, Eliyahu." "Make yourselves at home." " So?" " Far out." "Blessed are You, Lord our God King of the universe Who creates the fruit of the vine." "Amen." "Blessed are You, Lord our God, King of the universe Who chose us amongst nations, Who gave us a holy tongue Who sanctified us with His commandments and lovingly set forth joyous holy days such as this Succoth holiday." "A time to rejoice and remember the Exodus from Egypt." "Have some more." "Gladly." "Oh, the fish." "Tastes like heaven." "To your health." " You made it, Moshe?" " Heaven forbid." "It was her." " Bless those hands." " Thanks." "I like this "Kiddush" thing." "Give me your glass." "Watch it with him, Moshe." "What's with the looks?" "It's just wine!" "Why has the Lord commanded us to stay in the succah?" "Not only stay there, but everything:" "Eat, drink, sleep, all in the succah." "Why is that?" "God wanted us to feel that just as the succah is a temporary dwelling so is this world, temporary, passing where we're merely guests." "Now, he also explains..." "Man, you're heavy, Moshe." "Well, okay." "I'm done." "Go on, Moshe." "I want to hear." "No, it's okay." "I'm done." "Why?" "It's interesting." "Say, it's all there, in the book?" " It's all there." " Let me have a look." "Watch it, Yossef, you'll end up finding God." "Why not?" "The yarmulke suits him, no?" "Why not, really?" "It's not a bad life." "This temporary stuff's cool." "You do your permanent stuff, then we can talk temporary." "I'm hungry." "I had three helpings, and I'm still hungry." "There's plenty more." "I'll clear the dishes." "I'll get this." "How long you been married, Moshe?" "Almost five years." "Hey, we haven't met in ages." "Ages!" "What about kids, Moshe?" "None." "How come?" "With God's help." "I don't pray enough for it." "With God's help." "But you have to!" "It's a commandment, right?" "Sure it is: "Pru U'rvu. "" "Be fruitful and multiply." "Children are such joy" "Will you quit it, Yossef?" "Eat." "Give him some bread." "Don't know what's wrong with me." "Can't stop eating." "Don't fill up on salad." "The meat's on its way." "You know what, maybe she needs help." "Wait, I'll be right back." "Nice guy, huh?" "Don't be fooled." "I don't buy this saint routine." "I know Moshe Belanga." "People change." "When did you last see him?" "Doesn't matter." "I raised him." "We were close like this." "If he only thought you said the wrong word, he'd attack." "And I don't mean just attack, I mean attack!" "So now he's Moses?" " What's the matter?" " Leave me alone." " What's with the face?" " What face?" "This one." "The meat's getting cold." "Let's take it to the succah." "So they aren't exactly the Holy Ushpizin." "So what?" "So what?" "Are we any better?" "It's not just that." "What is it, then?" "We will have a child." "I'm not so sure anymore." "We will have a child." "You have to go, Moshe." "I don't want to go." "I want a child with you." "Like that?" "Only like that." "Now let's get to the succah, before Eliyahu eats the table." "Did you see how they attacked the fish?" "I wish them good health." "Tell me, who are they?" "Eliyahu is from Eilat." "Yossef, I don't know him." "And you didn't know they were coming?" "So how come they showed up like that?" "Aren't you drinking, Moshe?" "Nothing left." "You finished it off." "Where's the strong stuff?" "You want some strong stuff?" "Do you have any?" "What do you think?" "I'd go without?" "Enough." "You've hardly had any." "I've had enough." "I can't believe it, Yossef." "If you only knew who this man is." "He could toss back two bottles without twitching." "What happened?" "Does the Torah forbid it?" "No, a little bit is fine, a lot is forbidden." "Last one." "Good night." "Good night, Mali." "How will I make it to synagogue tomorrow?" "Every day, Moshe?" "No skipping?" "Skipping?" "Why skipping?" "Tell me, Eliyahu, seriously do you know what light will descend upon us tomorrow?" "Rabbi Nahman from Breslau says that the light descending is beyond spirit, soul: endless light!" "A light that can never be conceived by the mind." "Except for one thing." "You know how one can conceive it?" "Only through faith." "Only..." "You know what I'm remembering now?" "Now, as we're sitting here, drinking." "That time, in the restaurant, "The Fisherman's Boat"?" "There were lots of times." "No!" "The time with the Americans, remember?" "Eliyahu, let's not reminisce, okay?" "You hearing this, Yossef?" "Just to give you an idea of who this man is." "We're sitting, drinking, having fun when suddenly, three Americans, U.N. boys, walk in." "Big guys, huge, totally drunk." "We see they're making fun of us, provoking us." "I see Moshe starting to heat up." "And when he heats up, there's nothing you can do." "One of them steps up." "Before he knows what hit him Moshe..." "You remember, Moshe?" "Blood gushing." "Eliyahu, what are you doing?" "I'm telling Yossef who you are." "Okay, but no need to break bottles." "Drop what you're holding." "What's wrong?" "Drop what you're holding!" "You fight?" "Hard to believe." "This is nothing!" "That's why I'm amazed to see him with this beard and this whole act." "Moshe Belanga." "The entire city of Eilat was afraid of him." "When he gets angry, God have mercy." "God have mercy, indeed." "I hope I'll manage to repent for all I've done in this world." "Come on!" "Get off it!" "Beating people up." "Drink!" "It's disgusting." "Don't bring me down." "We were having a good time." "A hammer, a nail" "We'll quickly take" "A succah, we'll build" "Happy holiday, Moyshe." "What can I say, Rabbi?" "I didn't wake up." "Better late than never!" "What's happening, Moyshe?" "I'm a mess, Rabbi." "Haven't seen you in a while." "I had problems." "How are things at home?" "Fine, thank God." "The Lord has been very generous." "No complaints." "We've seen miracles." "Nice." "How's your wife?" "My wife's fine." "Happy?" "Sort of happy." "You should make her happy." "Always remember that." "Your wife comes first." "She's the most important." "It's your way of worshipping." "It's your holiday." "Rabbi, that's the problem." "You see, we have guests." "Guests for the holiday?" "What's the problem?" "It's good." "Succoth is a holiday of guests:" "The Holy Ushpizin!" "Rabbi, my guests are not so holy." "It's a friend from the old days and his friend." "They're not into the Torah and the commandments." "All the better!" "That's the point." "Don't forget where you were until not long ago." "I'm not forgetting." "I never forget that." "Good." "The holiday will pass, the guests will leave." "You'll have the intermediate days." "Sit with her, talk." "Make her happy, that's what matters." "Go pray now." "Wait up, Gabay." "Wait up!" "Why are you angry at me?" "Drop it, it's a holiday." "I don't want to get upset." "I was sure you abandoned it." "Did you hear me say that?" "I saw you buy a new one." "So what if I did?" "!" "Did I say I abandoned the old one?" "We have laws, man!" "You know what you've done?" "You've ruined my holiday, Ben Baruch!" "It wasn't even for me." "I wanted to help a friend." "He had nothing." "Talk about evil urge!" "I wanted to help one Jew, and ended up wronging another." "Forgive me, brother." "Okay." "What's done is done." "Happy holiday." " No way." " What?" "You can't just walk away." "Give me a hug." "Enough, Ben Baruch." "What's done is done." "Give me a hug!" "Who can resist you?" "!" "Ben Ba..." "Nice here, no?" "Sure is." "Told you we'd manage." "They must be looking for us." "Don't worry." "They won't get here so fast." "What would the cops look for here, with the "penguins"?" "Suits me fine." "I'd stay right here." "I'm not sure it suits your friend." "Who cares about him?" "He wants to be a saint, right?" "Let him exercise hospitality." "His wife's the problem." "She's a jinx." "Some couple." "Bert and Ernie." "Bert and Ernie!" "Good one!" "I'm hungry." "Pass the salt." "You have it." "Leave some!" "We ran out." " Is this piece available?" " That one's mine!" " You've eaten enough." " Look who's talking." "Blessed are You, Lord our God, King of the universe Who distinguishes the sacred from the secular light from darkness, Israel from the nations the seventh day of rest from the six days of labor." "Blessed is the Lord who separates the sacred from the secular." "Now, a cigarette." "I'm going away." "What's that again?" "To my in-laws in Gedera." "What a drag." "Oh." "When?" "Now, in a bit." "Can't really blow it off." "We promised to come." "I didn't know we'd have guests." "Okay." "So we'll also be off." "Why so soon?" "Let's have some coffee for the road." "Coffee, Eliyahu?" "No need." "Right, no need." "Let's roll." "See you, my brothers." "I feel awful." "What about?" "About the way I treated the guests." "I don't know what came over me." "You treated them just fine." "They weren't too nice themselves." "That's just it." "It's clear as day that it was a test." "Some test it would've been if they were nice guests." "They couldn't wait to leave, huh?" "No, they wanted to stay." "You sent them away?" "I told them we were going to see your parents." "In Gedera." "You lied." "I lied." "Shall we bake them?" "A blessing for having sons." "What do we do now?" "Don't know." "I don't like to plan." "Be spontaneous, Yossef." "Your friend pulled a fast one on us." "Did you fall for that Hadera line of his?" "You think he lied?" "I'm sure!" "Want to bet?" "To life." "To life." "Why aren't you drinking?" "Don't feel like it." "Oh, come on!" "Pure evil urge." "What a disgrace." "We blew it, Moshe." "We blew it big time." "So we blew it." "Don't worry." "The Lord will send us other guests." "Look at Abraham and Sarah." "They had a rough time, too." "Think about it, Moshe." "They didn't have children." "Year in, year out." "Decade in, decade out." "What a rat." "Told you so!" "Eating fish." "I'd love to see them choke on it." "The worst people would come to them." "Heretics." "And they waited on them, served them taught them that there is a Master of this world." "Finally, they were granted a son." "Eat, sweetheart, eat." "Who could it be this late?" "You wanted guests, maybe God heard you." "Who is it?" "Is this a bad time?" "Not at all." "Not at all." "Welcome." "Please, come in." "If you prefer to be left alone, that's fine." "Don't let us spoil the romance." "Look, Eliyahu:" "fish, wine, candlelight." "How romantic!" "Moshe, nice one." "That's the Moshe I know." "You know what, Eliyahu I get this feeling like we're not wanted here." "Why do you say that?" "God forbid!" "Come, sit." "Maybe the rabbi's wife would mind, huh, Mali?" "Not at all, we're so pleased to see you." "We didn't know where you went and..." "What's that?" "Did you make that, Moshe?" "Mullets?" "Sea Bream." "Oh, Sea Bream!" "Good Lord!" "What a smell of garlic!" "Why didn't you go, then?" "My wife didn't feel too well, so we decided to stay." " You sick?" " I wasn't feeling too well." "Get well soon." "Thanks." "I feel a lot better now." "Great." "What about you?" "We already ate, Lord be praised." "Some salad would work for me right now." "Salad on the way." "Heavy on the lemon, dear." "No problem." "Why are you standing, Moshe?" "Sit!" "Wait." "Something to drink?" "No soda." "Can't stand gases." " Bring something natural." " Would you go for some orange juice?" "I would run for it." "Coming up." "Moshe." "What, bro?" "Got it." "On me." "What's that?" "Moshe's French fries." " The Lord loves you so much." " Can you believe it?" "How they showed up." "I almost died." " Did you add lemon?" " A bit." "Add more." "Eliyahu loves it." "Yes?" "How merciful is God." "Lord, I love you so much." "What would I do without you?" "Moshe's French fries." ""Moshe's French fries. "" "Can I have a cigarette?" "Scorpio, a cigarette?" "Light?" "Yossef, more orange juice?" "I'm beat." "It's okay if we sleep here?" "Of course." "Today, tomorrow, and the next day, as long as you want." "Right, Malka?" "What a question!" "As long as you want." "Are you sure?" "You don't have to go anywhere?" "Gedera, Hadera, somewhere?" "What's with them?" "Flow with it." "You know, Moshe, one could say many things about you:" "That you're a liar, you're trash." "But if someone tells me that you can't cook fish, I'd tell him you're a liar!" "Thanks." "What's right is right." "I have to tell you:" "You're sweet righteous beloved." "I'm just crazy about you." "You did it big time." "You've given me another chance." "Father." "I swear I'll do anything not to let you down." "Anything." "Good morning." "Is Moshe home?" "He's out." "What do you need?" " You got a grill?" " Huh?" "A grill, a grill!" "A grill?" "Sure, wait a second." "Excuse me, here's the grill." "What, no meat?" "No." "All gone." "So what good's a grill?" "When Moshe comes we'll buy some." "It's noon." "Eliyahu's hungry." "What can I do?" "Moshe read all these?" "He's trying." "Really nice." " When is he coming home?" " Soon, any minute." "What's keeping you?" "There's a grill, but no meat." "So what good's a grill?" "What a mess." "Where is a butcher around here?" "There's one very close, near the market." "I can show you, it's simple." "Got any money left, Yossef?" "None." "So what do we do?" "I'm hungry." "You need money?" "A small loan would help." "Sure, why not?" "Will this do?" "If you can spare another..." "Please." "To your health." "Go and buy." "Thanks!" "Yes, go and buy." "Thanks a lot." "Shake a leg, Yossef, before it closes." "Thanks, Father." "Now you tell me?" "Now you tell me?" "I didn't want to upset you." "Besides, we settled things!" "Ben Baruch." "Now it all adds up!" "That succah brought me nothing but grief." "Stress, nerves, had a fight with my wife, guests came I threw them out, lied to them." "Don't ask." "Now I understand." "I stole the succah!" " Where does he live?" " Who?" "Gabay, the guy whose succah we took." "Near the market place, by the Iraqi Synagogue." "I'm going over there." "Why?" "I told you it's settled." "Besides, he doesn't mind." "I want to hear it for myself." "Now I get why these two showed up." "Why are they staring at us?" "Go on, break it up!" "Go on!" "Get out of here!" "Animals!" "Listen to how you're talking." "I'll say what I want." "I want them out of here!" "That'll get you nowhere!" "Be nice." "Let me, okay?" "Righteous one, holy righteous ones." "This is a religious neighborhood." "What you're doing is inappropriate." "Yeah, whatever." "Beat it." "Why do you talk to me like that?" "Go!" "Go!" "Lord have mercy on your souls and make you repent." "What's going on?" "Is it ready?" "Turn off the tape!" "Who's going to make me?" "Mrs. Belanga, this is impossible." "What have you brought into our neighborhood?" " Turn off the tape, please." " Why?" "It's a religious neighborhood." "Turn off the tape." ""Thou shalt rejoice in your Festivals. " What's wrong?" "Wrong?" "!" "It's a religious neighborhood!" "Don't you get it?" "You can't behave like this." " Villains!" " Why are you shouting?" "Blasphemy!" "Criminals!" "Profanity!" "Profanity!" "Thieves!" "Psychopaths!" "What kind of talk is this?" "Watch your mouth." "What you're doing, that's blasphemy!" "God Almighty, you're the best." "Now I understand everything." "Nothing is without reason." "No nature." "Nothing by chance." "I'd never have taken that succah." "Not that I want to badmouth Ben Baruch." "I asked Ben Baruch, "Are you sure?" He said, "I'm sure. "" "Lord, I'm begging you, open Gabay's heart to forgive me because I can't take this test any longer!" "Forgiveness." "Why are you doing this?" "!" "Get in the succah, I beg of you!" "Sacrilege!" "Enough!" "They are Jews!" "No matter what, I'm not turning it off!" "Who's there?" "Why are you shouting?" " Are you David Gabay?" " Yes, I am." " It's me, with the succah." " What succah?" "I took your succah with Ben Baruch." "He told me he spoke with you." " It's you." " It's me." "I talked to him." "Atonement for my sins." "You absolve me?" "You won't bear a grudge?" "No." " Say it." " Say what?" "That you absolve me." "I absolve you." "No, my good man." "Say, "Absolved, absolved, absolved. " Say it." "Absolved, absolved, absolved." "You've made me very happy." "Happy holiday." "If you only knew." "Happy holiday, good man." "Forgiveness." "Forgiveness." "Sacrilege!" "I'm going to kill him!" "No!" "Drop what you're holding." "She's nuts." "I said drop it!" "Fine!" "Get in the house!" "Get in!" "Mali, what?" "A few laughs." "Get in!" "Get in." "Okay, okay." "Take it easy." "What's this?" "Mali!" "What happened?" "Mali." "What happened here?" "Give me a cigarette." "The neighbors, Mali." "They've seen everything." "Give me a cigarette." "What happened here?" "Where were you?" "Where were you the whole day?" "!" "I had something important to check." "Why did you leave me alone with them?" "!" "I left them in the succah!" "Like they'd stay there all day!" "Just know, Heaven will judge you for this." "What did they do?" "What did they do?" "They tried to kill Wolf!" "Animals!" "Keep your friends on a leash!" "Tell him what happened." "They called the cops." "I want law and order here!" "Where are they now?" "In the house." "Go there, tell them to hide, and don't open for anybody." " Why?" " Do as I say!" " Moshe, what's going on here?" " Do as I say." "Quickly!" "What's going on, Mali?" "A neighbor called the cops." "Cops?" "!" " So much for time off for good behavior." " We lost that long ago!" "Escaped convicts." "Moshe, I'll kill you." "They had a barbecue, they made trouble people got angry, we sent them home." "We'll get over it." "No harm done?" "Nobody hurt?" "No, the guy's just a bit crazy." "All right?" "What's your name?" "Don't let it happen again." "It won't." "Is the coast clear?" "Wait a minute." "My knees hurt." "I'm coming out." "Don't you dare!" "Who is it?" "Mali, open up, it's me." "He's gone." "What miracles." "Where are they?" "Here, Moshe." "What are you doing?" "What's wrong?" "What's wrong?" "What are you doing?" "Liar." "When have I lied?" "You know very well." "No, I don't." "Liar!" " What did you tell her?" " Not a word." "I swear by my mother, Moshe." "Wait, wait, I'll get to you." " What is this all about?" " I'm leaving." " But why?" "You can't just leave." " You bet I can." "But I don't know why." "Step aside." " But what did I do?" " Let her go." ""Friends from the old days"?" "Liar!" "They are." "What do you want?" "Like you didn't know they were criminals on the run?" "What?" "God forbid." "Yossef, Eliyahu, did you tell me this?" "Still lying?" "!" "Do you think I'm an idiot?" "!" "He thinks I'm an idiot!" "Why did you turn white when you saw the cops?" "Because you knew, right?" "Right or wrong?" "Mali, he didn't know." "Shut up!" "Stay out of it!" "Okay, okay." "Shut up!" "Shut up!" "Did you know or not?" "I knew." "That's it." "Now let me go." "No!" "Let go of me, or I'll beat you up!" "Let me explain..." "Explain what?" "!" "Why you left me here with killers?" "!" "They're not killers." "I don't care!" "Let me out!" "Mali, why the insults?" "Shut up!" "Stay out of it!" " Moshe, Moshe!" " Shut up!" "Mali." "Poor guy." "We got him in deep." "My love, all this grief, all this mess..." "It's all because of the succah." "It's over." "I talked to him." "Gabay absolved me." "What do you want from me?" "Ben Baruch told me that it was abandoned!" "What was?" "The succah!" "Wait a minute, Mali." "My love, wait a minute, don't go." "Wait a minute." "Look, I talked to him, and he absolved me." "Who?" "Ben Baruch?" "No!" "You don't get it!" "Gabay!" "He lives by the Iraqi Synagogue." "You lost it totally, Moshe." "Leave me alone, okay?" "Mali?" "Wait." "It's a test, right?" "Remember what you said about Abraham and Sarah?" "It was a test, I didn't want to blow it." "Forget it." "I don't want to." "Forget it, Moshe." "There won't be a child." "Not with me." "Only with you." "Go away, Moshe." "Go find a new wife, make a home, a family, children." "You can." "Don't get stuck with me out of pity." "Now, step aside and let me go." "Please stop following me." "I'm asking you." "Like that?" "Only like that." "Your wife left?" "She left." "Did she really leave, or will she come back?" "Don't know." "I hope she'll come back." "She'll be back, with God's help." "With God's help." "Sorry, Moshe." "For what?" "You didn't do anything." "Not true." "We came uninvited." "We messed up your life." "Sorry." "You didn't do anything." "What are you?" "You're nothing." "No Yossef, no Eliyahu." "Nothing." "There's only God." "And He has His reasons." "You hear that, Eliyahu?" "He said we were nothing." "And what are you?" "Shut up, Yossef." "Who does he think he is?" "Nothing." "Just like you." "Hello?" "Whhat time is it?" "2 a. m." "You sleeping?" "No." "When are you coming back?" "I'm not." "Get on a bus tomorrow, come home." "I miss you." "I spoke with the Rabbi." "What did he say?" "That I should stay at my mother's." "Go to the Rabbi." "Who's out there?" "Belanga." "He wants to see the Rabbi." "I told him to wait till morning." "And?" "He said he'd wait." "Send him in." "Hello, Rabbi." "To what do I owe the pleasure?" "My wife told me the Rabbi was looking for me." "Sit down." "Rabbi, she doesn't want to come home." "I told her to rest for a few days." "The Rabbi told her." "Otherwise you wouldn't come." "I missed you." "Could the Rabbi speak with her again, tell her to come back?" "You know, Rabbi, I love her." "I can't live without her." "You're a sweet man, Moshe." "If you only knew what happened." "I heard." "I heard it all." "It will all be for the best." "With God's help." "Rabbi, time for prayers." "Do you have a prayer shawl and four species?" "I left them at home." "Vaknin, get him a prayer shawl and four species." "I want you to pray with me." "Look at what our teacher wrote here, a marvelous thing:" "When a man changes something within himself he progresses." "Right?" "He thinks that he earned some rest." "It's then that he's given an even harder test." "No "rest. "" "No rest in this world." "Above all, Moyshe, don't get angry!" "Don't get angry!" "God Almighty, save us from anger." "Save us from anger." "That's a great lemon!" "Come on." "Does it look okay?" "A five-star hotel!" "Do we wait?" "You bet!" "Let's make the man happy." "We messed him up for no reason." "Good morning!" "Happy holiday!" "Happy holiday." "What's up?" "Moshe, Moshe." "Did you invite guests?" "This is for you." "For me?" "Looking good." "Some more salad?" "Gladly." "This salad hits the spot." "Moshe from all my heart, I want to tell you something." "You changed completely." "The truth..." "At first you pissed me off." "I didn't believe you one bit." "But now I see it's for real." "I have respect for that." "I respect that." "Thanks." "How's the salad?" "It's pure health." "Lemon kills all diseases." "You didn't overdo it." "Well, there was only one." "None in the fridge?" "No, I checked everywhere." "But suddenly, I see one on a shelf." "Luck!" " Who'd put a lemon on a shelf?" " That's what I thought!" "And mind you, not in the kitchen, in the living room!" "In the living room?" "No!" "Oh, no." " What's wrong with him?" " Moshe, what's wrong?" "Moshe, what's wrong?" "!" "Moshe, don't!" "Moshe." "What?" "!" "What?" "!" "I don't understand!" "I really don't understand!" "I don't understand at all." "What do you want from me?" "What?" "I just don't get it!" "Have mercy." "Explain it to me!" "I don't want to be angry, God Almighty." "I don't want to be angry!" "I don't want to be angry, God Almighty." "Have mercy on me." "Have mercy on me." "Moshe." "Mali." "You look good." "I wanted to see you." "What's so funny?" "Nahman." "What about Nahman?" "I want us to call him Nahman." "What, you're...?" "Are you sure?" "Mazel tov, Moshe." "Moshe, mazel tov." "Mazel tov, mazel tov." "My Nachman." "Blessed are You, Lord our God, King of the universe Who sanctified us with His commandments and commanded us regarding circumcision." "Say "absolved," Gabay." "Absolved, absolved, absolved." "Moshe, I told you there'd be miracles!" "One must pass in this world through some confusion" "Some obstacles, some changes, until he understands" "A man has to pass this world on a very narrow bridge" "And the truth is sharp like a strand of hair" "And the main thing is not to be afraid at all" "We've got to rejoice and never forget what we really are" "There is God" "There's only God" "In memory of Rafi Bukaee the film's producer" "Shuli Rand" "Michal Bat Sheva Rand" "Shaul Mizrahi llan Ganani" "Avraham Abutbul, Yonathan Danino Rabbi Daniel Dayan, Michael Vaigel" "Director:" "Gidi Dar" "Script:" "Shuli Rand" "Producers:" "Rafi Bukaee" " Gidi Dar" "Director of Photography:" "Amit Yasur" "Editors:" "Isaac Sehayek" " Nadav Harel" "Art Director:" "Ido Dollev" "Music:" "Nethaniel Mechaly" "Sound Design  Mix:" "Chen Harpaz" "Executive Producer:" "Shlomit Smadja Line Producer:" "Gadi Levi" "Co-Producers:" "Maayan Milo, Ziv Ben-Zvi" "English:" "Cnaan Liphshiz, Martin Rubinstein"