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A wonderful movie about G-d’s goodness and mercy.
Ein wunderbarer Film über Gottes Güte und Gnade.

Text copied from: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ushpizin:
Ushpizin (Hebrew האושפיזין) (lit. “the Sukkot guests”, from Aramaic ushpizin אושפיזין “guests”) is a 2004 Israeli film directed by Gidi Dar and written by Shuli Rand. It starred Rand, and his wife, Michal, who had never acted before.

Moshe and Mali Bellanga are an impoverished, childless, Hasidic baal teshuva (“returnees to Judaism”) couple in the Breslov community in Jerusalem. After Moshe is passed over for a stipend he expected, they cannot pay their bills, much less prepare for the upcoming Jewish holiday of Sukkot.
Moshe admires a particularly beautiful etrog, or citron, one of the four species required for the holiday observance. They console themselves by recalling a saying of Rabbi Nachman of Breslov that difficult times are a test of faith. After some anguished prayer, they receive an unexpected monetary gift on the eve of the holiday and Moshe buys the etrog for 1000 shekels (approx. $300), a large sum of money that is much more than he can afford.
The couple is visited by a pair of escaped convicts, one of whom knew Moshe in his earlier, non-religious life. The convicts become their guests (ushpizin) in the sukkah, creating many conflicts and straining Moshe and Mali’s relationship.

Ushpizin

The two videos are spoken in Hebrew and contain English subtitles.
Die beiden Videos sind in Hebräisch gesprochen und enthalten Englische Untertitel.

Part One (45:09)

The sound starts at 1:05. It may have to be activated manually.
Der Ton startet auf 1:05 auf der Zeitskala. Ton evtl. aktivieren.

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Part Two (43:47)

The sound may have to be activated manually.
Evtl. Ton aktivieren.

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