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murdered on this spot on his way

to the National Library -

This is he.

Regarding to what?

Seriously? Publish it like that?

You can't work on it for 80 years.

You have to keep moving,

or you'll fall back.

Are you sure?

That means Eldad and Midad are

Moses' half-brothers. That's huge.

I'm never certain.

Yes!

Good morning, sir. Go on.

Please go ahead, sir.

Someone took my bag and clothes.

Are you sure you didn't leave it

in the other room?

They stole my bag, with all of my clothes!

My wallet, my mobile phone,

my watch, my glasses...

Maybe someone just moved it.

Why would someone move my clothes?

Would you like me to talk

to the guard?

No, that's fine.

Would you like to borrow my clothes?

Hey, Sarah.

This is our Lost and Found section.

Good morning.

It was like there was someone else there.

No him. And who's that woman?

What were they doing in an isolated garden

all by themselves? That's really scary!

... at home? Eliez...

I was looking for you.

Have you had lunch yet?

- Not yet.

What's the matter? - I was called by

the Ministry of Education today.

They decided to give me

the Israel Prize this year.

I've just heard. Congratulations!

- Thanks.

Better late than never.

- Amazing, no?

Did you talk to him?

Is he ecstatic?

My mother says he's in shock.

You look like you're in shock.

He has given up on it.

He's been passed over for 20 years.

The things he said

about this prize...

He's hated anyone who won it

for years now.

One is a "dilettante", the other

"an historical anomaly", the third "a folklorist".

He has to reboot his entire personality.

Do you know who was in the committee?

That's the odd thing. I think

that Grossman was the chairman.

Could it be that he finally

grew a heart?

Your father is a great man. You don't need

a heart to know that. Just common sense.

In my opinion he's the greatest

researcher of our times.

He has an integrity that you don't

find in the faculty anymore.

Or anywhere else...

Thank you very much.

We're very happy.

...and Grandfather stayed with

the soldiers of Franz Josef.

The war continued on...

And they waited

for a sign that they can come out.

Eventually, the Cossacks retreated...

I'm very happy for him.

- I know. - He deserves it.

But he is so weird.

When I hugged him tonight,

I couldn't recognize him.

His smell...

It was the smell of a foreigner.

I don't know who that man is...

and he's my father.

It was very touching

to see him like that,

like an anorexic girl who starts

to eat all of a sudden. - He deserves it.

The image of him with that woman...

it's inconceivable!

You really think he's having

an affair?

Don't know. Everything's possible.

If so, it's hilarious, isn't it?

Where does he get the courage?

- What does that have to do with it?

You need a lot of courage

to risk everything you have

just for some...

momentary desire.

Maybe it's not momentary...

Still, he has a lot to lose.

Is that why you're not cheating on me?

You have too much to lose?

Who said I wasn't?

You're not.

How come you're so sure?

Because you're a coward.

So my father has courage

and I'm a coward...

He follows his truth to the bitter end,

and is willing to pay the price.

You're a nice man

who's afraid to confront others...

me included.

I don't understand.

What are you saying?

Do you want me to confront you?

Because I can.

No, I'm glad you don't want to

ruin our family.

All I'm saying is it's not because of

loyalty, but of fear.

I love you. I really do.

I know.

"The winners of this year's Israel Prize were announced

in the fields of Jewish Studies and Rabbinical Literature."

Father will be pissed off...

"Prof. Shmuel Tarshish from Bar Ilan University,

in the field of studying the Midrash and the Agada.

"and Prof. Eliezer Shkolnik, for his contribution

to the study of the Talmud."

That's it?

- Yeah.

They didn't say why he won?

Or who were the judges?

"...and Prof. Eliezer Shkolnik, for his contribution

to the study of the Talmud."

"Misc."

- Footnote -

Good morning.

- Prof. Shkolnik? - Uriel, yes.

This is Shoshi from Galei Zahal.

This is regarding this morning's news.

It was my father, not me.

- I know.

But it could be interesting if you'd

explain a bit what he's doing,

and you can congratulate him on air...

- Thanks for contacting me,

but I don't really want to do it.

Call him, interview him.

He's not answering the phone.

Do you have his mobile number?

Sorry, I have to hang up now.

Good morning.

- Uriel?

That's me.

- Yonah Salomon.

Yonah Salomon...

I'm an advisor to the Minister of Eduction,

regarding this year's Israel Prize.

- F*** these call waiting-calls!

They're calling me non-stop, damn it!

- I'm sorry to interrupt you,

but we need to meet you ASAP.

- Who is "we"?

Me and the person in charge of the

Israel Prizes in the Ministry.

I didn't hear...

Could you repeat it?

Can you be here in an hour? This is not

something to discuss on the phone.

Now I'm nervous. What is this about?

- Come here and we'll explain everything.

I'll be in Sarah Fodor's room,

on the fourth floor.

Yonah, tell me everything is OK,

you're stressing me out.

Everything will be fine,

but now it's a bit of a mess...

- I'm not a child, come on.

What is this about? Did you discover

that my father's a serial killer?

Did he insult the Ethiopian immigrants?

Someone is not happy that he won?

So he has enemies, so what?

Stop speculating.

Be here in an hour, OK?

OK.

- Mother calling -

Thanks for the ride.

One moment,

do you have food? Water?

- Yes, yes.

Do you have a hat?

You'll be alright?

- Yeah, don't worry.

When will you be back?

- Thursday or Friday.

I don't have the mobile,

so tell mom not to worry.

- The Ministry of Education -

It's good you came.

Could you grab a chair

from the room in front?

Let me introduce everyone.

I'm Yonah,

the Minister's advisor

to the Israel Prize,

Mrs. Sarah Fodor, in charge

of the section of the Israel Prizes,

Dvir Oded, the Ministry's legal advisor,

and I assume you know the members of

the committee... - Yes, I do.

Prof. Yehuda Grossman, chairman.

Prof. Adiel Glass,

and Prof. Daniel Herman.

Would you like something to drink?

- No, thank you.

Shall we begin?

You're probably want to know why

we called you here in such short notice.

You don't want to know which

scenarios went through my head.

I bet you didn't think of this one...

- So please, rid me of my misery.

Could we close the door?

Thank you.

Actually, we have some good news

and some bad news.

What would you like to hear first?

- Could we stop with the games?

The bad news are that, unfortunately,

your father

will not receive the Israel Prize

this year.

I must stop you before you continue.

You should speak with my father, not with me.

I'm his son, but if there's

a problem with the prize,

you shouldn't talk to me about it.

I don't understand why I'm here.

Let me go on, and then you'll understand.

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