This 2017 Israeli film was originally titled Through the Wall. A 30-something ultra-orthodox Jewish woman is jilted by her fiance just 22 days before they take their vows. But instead of canceling the reception venue booked for the eighth day of Hanukkah, she trusts that fate in the form of the Almighty will provide a willing replacement and that the ceremony, like Celine Dion's heart will go on. Writer/Director Rama Burshtein approaches the issues in the film with a beautiful honest sincerity.
Discussion by Prof. Joel Rosenberg, noted scholar of Jewish literature at Tufts University.
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