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Ha-Chatzer (2003)

Ha-Chatzer poster
Original title
החצר
Directed by
Avi Cohen
Genre
telenovela
Country
Israel
Length
1 season, 26 episodes
Rating
8.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

This Israeli series follows a Hasidic Jewish community in Tel Aviv as they try to keep their traditions in a modern secular world. It shows the tension between religious life and the outside society under the guidance of their leader.

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What happens

Ha-Chatzer (Hebrew: החצר, The Courtyard) is a 2003 Israeli telenovela on the lives of Hasidic Jews in Israel. It centers on a fictionalized Tel Aviv enclave of a Hasidic community that attempts to maintain its customs alongside a secular world, under the leadership of their Rebbe. The show was popular even among the religious Jewish community in Israel. The actor Amos Lavi played the role of the Hasidic Rebbe. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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