I'm entering into the world of
shidduchim (dating for marriage) for
my sons.
Your name is, Yael? --Yael
Yael Mizrachi
I have quadruplet sons
Ah, mazal tov
And they are 21 now
this is when they were born
Rav Ovadia Yosef was their sandak
Wow
We are neighbors
Oh, how fun, what a privilege
This is how they look today
Ben Tsion, Yosef, Shlomo, and Yishai
What sweethearts
They're very sweet
I've been praying for their marriages
since the day they were born
I went through each stage, but shidduchim
always scared me
and with God's help, I want to marry off
all 4 of them
Just like their brises were together...
Maybe you'll find me quadruplet girls
The whole topic of shidduchim is very hard
for me. Their attitude towards
"older singles," meaning that a guy or
young woman, who are actually a boy and
a girl, who are over 21 are past their
prime. We need to mourn and pray
as though...what are you talking about?!
I need somebody...her priority needs
to be "I'm marrying a man of Torah"
of sacrificing for the Torah. These are
young men for whom Torah is of supreme
value. Do you want to start?
Let's start with Ben Tsion
Where does he study?
He studies at Hebron Yeshiva
Yes? --A boy who's clever, cute, very
smart. Learns very nicely
He's the heart of the home
Wherever you need him, he's there
Then we come to Shlomo, who studies in
TIfrach.
Marriage market. The mother is trying to
sell her sons.
Why is this the parents' decision at all?
You take such a sensitive matter, marriage
Which is a beautiful, romantic thing
And they make it into a kind of commerce
You're helping to marry them off?
Look, what do you mean by "helping"? We're
not people of financial abundance.
What should I match you up with?
For example, I'll call somebody "Listen,
I have a suggestion." So she'll say,
"OK, I'm prepared to give this
"What are they giving?" I need answers
They talk about this matter right away?
They get to it. That's the reality. You
can't get around it. --Right
Look, of course we'll commit to...and
we'll take loans, but this...
But we're talking about minor sums
I understand
I'm not talking about an apartment at all
I'm talking about helping them
I don't think there can be a connection
between Yael and me.
She's a stranger, whom I don't know
Who represents in my eyes everything that
caused my being cut off from my son
Who represents the society that I am so
angry at. And I question whether this is
the woman who can help me get Omer back
I'll think about several possibilities.
With God's help
I've challenged you, huh? --Yes, totally
Fascinating--great.-Thanks very much
Let's see if it's really possible
to create a real conversation between
2 extremely different worlds