1 00:01:41,322 --> 00:01:42,912 I'm entering into the world of 2 00:01:42,912 --> 00:01:44,672 shidduchim (dating for marriage) for 3 00:01:44,672 --> 00:01:45,392 my sons. 4 00:01:45,392 --> 00:01:47,656 Your name is, Yael? --Yael 5 00:01:47,656 --> 00:01:49,166 Yael Mizrachi 6 00:01:49,166 --> 00:01:51,726 I have quadruplet sons 7 00:01:51,726 --> 00:01:52,796 Ah, mazal tov 8 00:01:52,796 --> 00:01:54,806 And they are 21 now 9 00:01:56,136 --> 00:01:57,706 this is when they were born 10 00:01:57,706 --> 00:01:59,566 Rav Ovadia Yosef was their sandak 11 00:01:59,566 --> 00:02:00,356 Wow 12 00:02:01,139 --> 00:02:01,959 We are neighbors 13 00:02:01,959 --> 00:02:04,820 Oh, how fun, what a privilege 14 00:02:04,820 --> 00:02:07,071 This is how they look today 15 00:02:07,071 --> 00:02:09,351 Ben Tsion, Yosef, Shlomo, and Yishai 16 00:02:09,351 --> 00:02:11,008 What sweethearts 17 00:02:11,008 --> 00:02:12,255 They're very sweet 18 00:02:12,255 --> 00:02:14,175 I've been praying for their marriages 19 00:02:14,175 --> 00:02:15,635 since the day they were born 20 00:02:15,635 --> 00:02:18,783 I went through each stage, but shidduchim 21 00:02:18,783 --> 00:02:20,253 always scared me 22 00:02:20,253 --> 00:02:22,803 and with God's help, I want to marry off 23 00:02:22,803 --> 00:02:24,364 all 4 of them 24 00:02:24,364 --> 00:02:26,254 Just like their brises were together... 25 00:02:26,774 --> 00:02:28,804 Maybe you'll find me quadruplet girls 26 00:02:32,419 --> 00:02:34,808 The whole topic of shidduchim is very hard 27 00:02:34,808 --> 00:02:37,015 for me. Their attitude towards 28 00:02:37,015 --> 00:02:41,175 "older singles," meaning that a guy or 29 00:02:41,175 --> 00:02:44,015 young woman, who are actually a boy and 30 00:02:44,015 --> 00:02:47,725 a girl, who are over 21 are past their 31 00:02:47,725 --> 00:02:50,705 prime. We need to mourn and pray 32 00:02:50,705 --> 00:02:53,316 as though...what are you talking about?! 33 00:02:53,316 --> 00:02:56,589 I need somebody...her priority needs 34 00:02:56,589 --> 00:02:58,793 to be "I'm marrying a man of Torah" 35 00:02:58,793 --> 00:03:01,361 of sacrificing for the Torah. These are 36 00:03:01,361 --> 00:03:03,517 young men for whom Torah is of supreme 37 00:03:03,517 --> 00:03:05,372 value. Do you want to start? 38 00:03:05,372 --> 00:03:06,852 Let's start with Ben Tsion 39 00:03:06,852 --> 00:03:07,982 Where does he study? 40 00:03:07,982 --> 00:03:09,372 He studies at Hebron Yeshiva 41 00:03:09,372 --> 00:03:13,018 Yes? --A boy who's clever, cute, very 42 00:03:13,018 --> 00:03:14,858 smart. Learns very nicely 43 00:03:14,858 --> 00:03:16,818 He's the heart of the home 44 00:03:16,818 --> 00:03:18,864 Wherever you need him, he's there 45 00:03:18,864 --> 00:03:20,766 Then we come to Shlomo, who studies in 46 00:03:20,766 --> 00:03:21,666 TIfrach. 47 00:03:22,359 --> 00:03:26,190 Marriage market. The mother is trying to 48 00:03:26,190 --> 00:03:27,456 sell her sons. 49 00:03:27,456 --> 00:03:30,070 Why is this the parents' decision at all? 50 00:03:30,396 --> 00:03:33,874 You take such a sensitive matter, marriage 51 00:03:33,874 --> 00:03:37,454 Which is a beautiful, romantic thing 52 00:03:37,454 --> 00:03:39,921 And they make it into a kind of commerce 53 00:03:40,580 --> 00:03:42,280 You're helping to marry them off? 54 00:03:42,280 --> 00:03:44,286 Look, what do you mean by "helping"? We're 55 00:03:44,286 --> 00:03:48,286 not people of financial abundance. 56 00:03:48,286 --> 00:03:49,886 What should I match you up with? 57 00:03:50,313 --> 00:03:52,360 For example, I'll call somebody "Listen, 58 00:03:52,360 --> 00:03:54,250 I have a suggestion." So she'll say, 59 00:03:54,250 --> 00:03:55,780 "OK, I'm prepared to give this 60 00:03:55,780 --> 00:03:57,680 "What are they giving?" I need answers 61 00:03:57,680 --> 00:03:59,600 They talk about this matter right away? 62 00:03:59,600 --> 00:04:01,560 They get to it. That's the reality. You 63 00:04:01,560 --> 00:04:02,970 can't get around it. --Right 64 00:04:02,970 --> 00:04:05,270 Look, of course we'll commit to...and 65 00:04:05,270 --> 00:04:06,760 we'll take loans, but this... 66 00:04:06,760 --> 00:04:09,611 But we're talking about minor sums 67 00:04:09,611 --> 00:04:10,341 I understand 68 00:04:10,732 --> 00:04:12,772 I'm not talking about an apartment at all 69 00:04:12,772 --> 00:04:14,672 I'm talking about helping them 70 00:04:14,672 --> 00:04:17,595 I don't think there can be a connection 71 00:04:17,595 --> 00:04:18,724 between Yael and me. 72 00:04:18,724 --> 00:04:20,578 She's a stranger, whom I don't know 73 00:04:20,578 --> 00:04:23,828 Who represents in my eyes everything that 74 00:04:23,828 --> 00:04:25,598 caused my being cut off from my son 75 00:04:25,598 --> 00:04:28,943 Who represents the society that I am so 76 00:04:28,943 --> 00:04:32,943 angry at. And I question whether this is 77 00:04:32,943 --> 00:04:35,993 the woman who can help me get Omer back 78 00:04:35,993 --> 00:04:38,220 I'll think about several possibilities. 79 00:04:38,220 --> 00:04:39,040 With God's help 80 00:04:39,040 --> 00:04:41,651 I've challenged you, huh? --Yes, totally 81 00:04:41,651 --> 00:04:44,571 Fascinating--great.-Thanks very much 82 00:04:44,571 --> 00:04:46,271 Let's see if it's really possible 83 00:04:46,271 --> 00:04:48,591 to create a real conversation between 84 00:04:48,591 --> 00:04:50,477 2 extremely different worlds