Srugim
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| Genre | Romantic drama |
| Created by |
Laizy Shapiro Hava Divon |
| 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 |
| Opening theme | Ana Efne |
| Country of origin | Israel |
| Original language(s) | Hebrew |
| No. of seasons | 3 |
| No. of episodes | 45 (list of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | Eitan Abut |
| Producer(s) | Jonathan Aroch Dikla Barkai |
| Camera setup | Ram Shweki |
| Running time | 40 minutes |
| Production company(s) | Abut-Barkai Productions |
| Release | |
| Original network | Yes Stars |
| Original release | June 23, 2008 – January 29, 2012 |
| External links | |
| Website | |
Srugim (Hebrew: סרוגים; literally, "knitted" or "crocheted") is an Israeli television drama which originally aired on Yes TV between 2008 and 2012. It was directed by Eliezer "Laizy" Shapiro, who co-created it with Hava Divon. The series depicted the lives of five national religious single men and women, in their 30s, who reside in Jerusalem. The title is a reference to the crocheted skullcaps worn by men of that denomination.Srugim, which dealt with controversial issues in the Religious Zionist society in Israel, caused a public uproar within that sector.
It enjoyed high ratings, from both the religious and non-religious sects in Israel, as well as with American Jews. Many of the American Jews compared the issues of the characters in the show to those of the Upper West Side. The show won five Israeli Academy of Film and Television Awards.
In 2012 it was announced that the show would not be picked up for a fourth season.
Yifat and Hodaya, who went to an all-girls school together, now share an apartment in Katamon, the hub of religious singles' social life in Jerusalem. Yifat meets Nati, a childhood friend who is now a successful doctor, and he introduces the two women to his roommate Amir, a recently divorced teacher. Reut, a high-earning accountant who is also a religious feminist, joins their small band. The five are all Religious Zionist, unmarried and at their late twenties or early thirties, and must cope with a society that expects people to get married early.
Yifat falls for Nati, who seems oblivious. When she confesses her feelings, he admits he knew it all along but does not reciprocate. Hodaya, who is becoming less pious, meets Avri, a secular archaeologist, and dates him. Amir must deal with the stigma of being divorced, which hampers his chances to enter a new relationship; when he encounters his divorcee, Na'ama, their mutual loneliness leads them to have sex. They must divorce again in a Rabbinical court. Reut wants to cantillate the haftara and convinces the initially reluctant Yochai to teach her. Though rejecting the notion of a woman chanting at first, he soon becomes enamored with her. When he cannot control himself and kisses Reut, he immediately proposes marriage. Unsure, she decides to keep dating him, and also sees another man simultaneously. Hodaya profanes the Sabbath for the first time in her life and then lets Avri drive her to the beach, where she tells him the truth.
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