
Eyes Wide Open
Notice of the passing of
Menachem Fleischman
Butchershop Fleischman
Employee wanted
Can I use the telephone?
I'm currently in Jerusalem.
You don't answer.
I'll call back later.
Everything okay?
Young man!
Yes.
You're not from around here.
I'm attending a Talmud School.
That's good. Which school?
''The Wisdom of Menachem''.
Are you sure? I thought
that school doesn't exist anymore.
I'm looking for a school.
You're looking...
You can wait here for as long
as it rains.
Thanks.
Blessed art Thou the Eternal,
Lord of the Universe...
YOu're looking for an employee?
Why?
I'm looking for work.
Have you ever worked
at a butcher's before?
No.
I've applied for studies
at a Talmud school.
Quite so. Here it's different.
I know.
You have a place to sleep?
I can find lodgings with a friend.
The friend who isn't answering?
He'll answer.
Go back to your place.
This place is nothing for you.
I'll manage.
Coming back is not so easy.
What are you doing?
Leave it!
I came for you.
I have nowhere else to go.
Talk to me!
I don't believe you.
And He, the Eternal Halleluja.
Hallowed and blessed be His name.
... that His Kingdom may be witnessed
in our days
and alive in the House of Israel
in a time soon to come
and say:
''Amen''.You're still looking for work?
Have you eaten? Are you hungry?
Shall we go study this even?
My father, may he rest in peace,
rested here.
Let's go dwonstairs,
there is work to do.
And you?
A young man must study
and pray.
Rest and idleness bring boredom.
And boredom...
Idleness brings folly.
You can sleep here
till you find a school.
I will have all I need to study
Through here.
Papa.
Good evening.
Jacob.
bring them in order.
Good evening.
- Hand me the kashered ones.
- What?
The kashered chickens.
Answer me!
What happened?
Nothing. Sorry.
Leave it.
What is this?
Leave it, it's not...
You can look.
Was it you who drew them?
- They're just scrawls.
- Scrawls.
You had drawing lessons??
In a way. I taught myself.
I can draw you, if you like.
I'll go out a bit.
Where are you going?
Can I?
Ephram.
- How are you?
- Fine.
- You're well??
- Very well.
- That will make a place to stay.
- Yes.
- If you like it...
- Don't do this here.
What does the Talmus say
on ''he who attones''?
He who has sinned against the soul
attones through a sacrifice.
A man who fasts is called a sinner.
A righteous man who imposes
a fast upon himself
Must one call him a sinner?
Must one make a sacrifice?
Why?
What is the literal meaning?
God doesn't want men
to inflict pain upon themselves.
Moreover, why has He
created the world?
To do good.
For us to do good.
Rabbi, that doesn't...
that doesn't satisfy me.
The ascetic must make a sacrifice
because he has refused to lighten the challenge.
To be a servant of G-d
is a daily struggle.
One must love the hardships
love to overcome them.
To love the hardships.
Thank you.
Where are you going?
To take a ritual bath,
outside the town.
You're not coming to dinner
on Shabbos?
Would you like me to come?
Yes.
So come to the spring.
I can't.
For how many years
haven't you left Jerusalem?
Coming?
Come on, immerse yourself.
Is the water fine??
Freezing.
The water is fine.
Papa has arrived!
Papa, what's wrong?
Jacob, bring the glasses.
Like a foretaste of Paradise
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