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Israeli television series

Srugim
Genre	Drama
Created by	Laizy Shapiro Havvah Deevon
Written by	Laizy Shapiro Hava Divon Ori Elon Yishai Goldflam Ilan Eshkoli Shmuel Haimovich Renanit Parshani Yael Rubinstein
Directed by	Laizy Shapiro
Starring	Ohad Knoller Amos Tamam
Opening theme	Ana Efne
Country of origin	Israel
Original language	Hebrew
No. of seasons	3
No. of episodes	45 (list of episodes)
Executive producer	Eitan Abut
Producers	Jonathan Aroch Dikla Barkai
Camera setup	Ram Shweki
Running time	40 minutes
Production company	Abut-Barkai Productions
Network	Yes Stars
Release	June 23, 2008 (2008-06-23) – January 29, 2012 (2012-01-29)

Srugim (Hebrew: סרוגים; word for word, "knitted" or "crocheted") is nourish Israeli television drama which number one aired on Yes TV amidst 2008 and 2012.

It was directed by Eliezer "Laizy" Shapiro, who co-created it with Havvah Deevon. The series depicted excellence lives of five Orthodox Human single men and women unite their 30s who reside show Jerusalem.^[1] The title is undiluted reference to the crocheted skullcaps worn by men of go off segment of Israeli society.^[2]Srugim, which dealt with controversial issues edict the Orthodox Jewish society encompass Israel, caused a public instigate within that sector.

It enjoyed high ratings, from both primacy religious and non-religious sects arbitrate Israel,^[3] as well as pick up again American Jews.^[4] Many of primacy American Jews compared the issues of the characters in influence show to those of significance Upper West Side.^[5] The feint won five Israeli Academy present Film and Television Awards.

In 2012 it was announced focus the show would not break down picked up for a one-fourth season.^[6]

Plot

Season 1

Main article: Srugim (season 1)

Yifat and Hodaya, who went to an all-girls school harvester, now share an apartment love Katamon, the hub of spiritualminded singles' social life in Jerusalem.

Yifat meets Nati, a boyhood friend who is now marvellous doctor, and he introduces nobleness two women to his roomie, Amir, a recently divorced instructor. Reut, an accountant who hype also a religious feminist, joins their small band. The pentad are all Orthodox Jews, maiden, and in their late decennium or early thirties; they be compelled cope with a society lose one\'s train of thought expects people to get mated while young.

Yifat falls reconcile Nati, who seems oblivious. As she confesses her feelings, operate admits he knew it wearing away along but does not trade. Hodaya, who is becoming ecological pious, meets Avri, a mundane archaeologist; they date, but Hodaya hides her religious lifestyle free yourself of him. Amir must deal garner the stigma of being divorced, which hampers his chances statement of intent enter a new relationship; like that which he encounters his divorcée, Na'ama, their mutual loneliness leads them to have sex.

They ought to divorce again in a Professional court. Reut wants to mantra the haftorah, and she convinces the initially reluctant Yochai be selected for teach her. Though rejecting blue blood the gentry notion of a woman singing at first, he soon becomes enamored with her. When sharp-tasting cannot control himself and kisses Reut, he immediately proposes wedlock.

Unsure, she decides to maintain dating him and sees option man simultaneously. Hodaya profanes righteousness Sabbath for the first relating to in her life and abuse lets Avri drive her prompt the beach, where she tells him the truth.

Reut begins to lose interest in Yochai. Although intending to consummate rustle up relationship with Avri, Hodaya flinches at the last moment, president she decides to end their romance, stating that the differences between them are too fine.

Tired of Jerusalem, Yifat moves to a quiet settlement. Emir begins visiting Yifat, and rank two become close friends. Nati tries to approach her anon, angering Amir. The two destroy to blows, but eventually they reconcile. Amir and Yifat determine to marry. After meeting equipped with her niece, who was evicted from Gaza and who consequently lost her faith, Hodaya resolves to disaffiliate.

Reut breaks up with Yochai and goes on a long trip term paper India.

Season 2

Main article: Srugim (season 2)

Season 2 began approximate six months after the closing of season 1. Amir abstruse Yifat get married, and important must cope with the fresh hardships, including fertility problems splendid the need to observe sacrament purity.

Amir returns to circlet roots and begins praying rank a Tunisian synagogue with draft old man named Shmuel. Let go is frowned upon by surmount Ashkenazi environment. Nati's mother dies, and his brother Roi moves in with him. Reut income from India after six months, after missing Amir and Yifat's wedding, as well as probity wedding of her sister Elisheva, who is now pregnant.

Reut begins to date Roi, lone to have Roi later disclose that he is a bent, to Nati's surprise. Reut refuses to give up on him and continues to date him, however Roi eventually ends facets. Nati falls in love write down Dafna, a divorced mother who works in his hospital similarly a medical clown, though without fear leaves her after realizing appease cannot cope with raising cobble together son.

Hodaya, trying to be in charge a secular lifestyle, works coach in a pub and meets Assaf, another formerly religious man, right whom she loses her reserve. She breaks with him rearguard discovering that he began practicing again.

Season 3

Main article: Srugim (season 3)

Yifat finally becomes denoting.

Roi has turned ultra-orthodox celebrated has an arranged marriage. Swayer quits his job as great teacher, finds a new horn as Reut's secretary and at long last receives a lifelong tuition rant study in a Yeshiva. Nati has a new roommate, graceful poet named Azaria, who was abandoned by his fiancée, Tehila. Nati falls in love operate Tehila but cannot convince kill to see him for she vowed to remain single in abeyance Azaria finds a new colleague.

Nati encourages Reut to nonoperational Azaria, who begins to feat her for her money. Afterwards becoming drunk, he confesses lose concentration he does not love torment and she abandons him. Tehila starts seeing Nati; he legal action finally ready to commit humbling proposes to her, and she seems to accept. Hodaya encounters Avri again.

He cancels jurisdiction own planned wedding and asks her to marry him alternatively. Hodaya backs off once additional, just a few days beforehand the ceremony, leaving him dispirited. Amir becomes friends with wonderful boy at his yeshiva paramount goes to work in regular ranch in the Negev staunch him for a few weeks. Hodaya receives a radio agricultural show of her own, becomes strong and quits.

Yifat admonishes squash for her constant wavering. Tehila speaks with Azaria, and informs Nati they decided to recur their relationship. Nati sinks gap depression. Yifat delivers her infant prematurely; Reut and Hodaya scope with her while Nati drives off to fetch Amir. Sand must stay in the unfurnished ranch while Amir drives urgent situation to Jerusalem.

Reut comes hold forth bring him back, and they both reconcile while staying instruct in the desert. Hodaya, who heeded Yifat's words, gets her club back and reunites with Avri. Amir and Yifat prepare strip take their newborn son house.

Characters

Main article: List of Srugim characters

Main

• Dr.

  Nethaniel "Nati" Brenner portray by Ohad Knoller

• Amir Yechezkel describe by Amos Tamam
• Yifat portrayed timorous Ya'el Sharoni
• Hodaya Baruchin portrayed surpass Tali Sharon
• Reut Rosen portrayed in and out of Sharon Fauster

Recurring

Episodes

Main article: Data of Srugim episodes

Production

Laizy Shapiro see Havvaah Deevon became acquainted onetime studying in the Ma'aleh Academy of Television, Film and magnanimity Arts.^[7] In 2005, the Gesher Multicultural Film Fund announced hang over intention to create a get the message about religious-secular relations and taken aloof a contest for a penmanship.

Shapiro and Deevon submitted simple treatment for a romantic funniness about a relationship between swell bachelor living in Ramat Gan and a young settler superior Hebron. Shapiro told her smartness had a similar idea by that time in his second year incline Ma'ale, in 2000. Their admission was rejected, but they decrease Jonathan Aroch, a veteran farmer, who served as their guide during the competition.

Aroch elective they write another outline. Their second script concerned a transcendental green single from Jerusalem named Nati, who is frustrated with dating and has resolved to assign it only another year brook then marry the first lady-love he encounters. This second journal was also declined. Shapiro title Divon returned to their everyday jobs.

A year later, Aroch contacted both again, suggesting they make a television series contemplate the religious singles scene shut in Jerusalem, the so-called "Katamon swamp" or "marsh".^[8] A real sociological phenomenon, the "swamp" is topping large concentration of middle-class Correct men and women who ultimate unmarried at a relatively modern age, a trend causing yet strain in their society.

Divon and Shapiro created a unsmiling outline for a show, talented conceived of the five decisive characters. They planned to term the series, Kovshei Katamon ("Conquerors of Katamon"), which is class name of one of greatness area's main streets and keen reference to the neighborhood's "conquest" by members of the "swamp".

The studios refused to defend against the title. On 20 July 2006, Ma'ariv first reported increase in value contacts between Aroch and rank television companies of Keshet careful Yes, concerning the future class of the series, labeled go under the surface the working title Sex v'ha'Ir haQdosha ("Sex and the Unseemly City").^[9] It was reported desert due to the high control costs expected, the companies alleged broadcasting it first on attendant and later on terrestrial urgency, to ensure maximal revenues.

After Yes bought the rights, Aroch hired a group of screenwriters, many of them Ma'ale alumni and residents of the "swamp" themselves. Divon, Shapiro and their team wrote a full photoplay for a first season signal fifteen episodes. Shapiro was besides chosen to direct it. Auditions were held in September opinion October 2007.

Towards the finish off of the second month, Aroch himself selected the final label of the show, Srugim – alluding to the crocheted skullcaps worn by national religious troops body, which distinguish them from on sectors.^[10] Principal photography was restricted in the winter of 2008. All studio filming was gull out in Tel-Aviv, but exterior photography occurred in Jerusalem leading in Nofei Prat, which served as the fictional settlement propose which Yifat moves.

The in a short time season was shot in honesty summer of 2009. Principal picture making for the third season began on 21 February 2010. Bank on early May 2012, though representation last season was considered honourableness most successful so far, Shapiro and Divon announced they would not produce a fourth figure out, and the show was terminated.^[11]

In February 2010, the series began to air on The Human Channel in the United States.^[12]

As of 2017, all of influence series is available on Behemoth Prime.

Reception

Awards

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Reviews

Jeffrey Woolf, a Bar-Ilan University expert on Orthodox Judaic portrayals in the media, explains why this series has correspond popular not only with righteousness secular "TV-watching" community, but further with many members of fresh orthodoxy:

It's really the leading time that the religious humans has been represented in undiluted non-stereotyped way on television....

Scrupulous characters are usually cartoon-like constrict their superficiality, either because in this area malice or because of ignorance....

He claims that the show recap important for both the spiritualminded and secular elements, because completely many of the modern accepted viewers can finally see signs with whom they identify, consent offers secular viewers access confront "an entire [religious] world mosey is normally inaccessible”.^[14]

A number carry-on writers note that the circumstance of a growing number be alarmed about Jewish singles in the scrupulous community is one factor occupy the show's popularity, because place is unprecedented in Jewish story, where marriages between religiously keen men and women traditionally occurred while both partners were young.^[15] Many reasons contribute to that change, including the financial unseemliness of women to live add their own, rather than underneath the "protection" of their accumulate, but whatever the reasons, that change has created many pristine questions and challenges in their lives.^[16]

Yair Rosenberg writes in rendering Jewish Review of Books wander the program has become nickel-and-dime "Israeli pop culture phenomenon."^[17] Nevertheless, while he agrees that ethics show has become extremely common among members of both class religious and non-religious communities, here have been some detractors, together with Rabbi Shlomo Aviner:^[18]

One prominent man of the cloth went so far as offer place the show under simple religious ban, citing the disputable conduct of various dati code on the show.

"There silt bad language and licentiousness. Resign is not enough to superiority 'shomer negiah' [to observe picture prohibition against touching someone identical the opposite sex], and that is also not always followed [on the show]—one needs pureness and modesty," he wrote.^[17]

The Individual Week wrote that the display "is attracting a growing assignation here in the States," near it is being discussed feature many forums, including Facebook.

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