Lippe, Akiva's brother-in-law, abandons his family for an interlude in Argentina under the guise of making money abroad. But he is lustful. When he leaves the confines of his Jerusalem neighborhood he also leaves his family, his mores, and his beard. In Argentina he shacks up with a “goya” (non-Jewish woman).

Does Akiva marry esti?

On their second meeting, Akiva, still in love with Elisheva, says he is not yet ready for marriage, and Esti starts to cry. Faced with guilt, Akiva proposes marriage to Esti, and they get engaged.

Why do Orthodox Jews have curls?

Payot are worn by some men and boys in the Orthodox Jewish community based on an interpretation of the Tenach injunction against shaving the "sides" of one's head. Literally, pe'ah means "corner, side, edge". There are different styles of payot among Haredi or Hasidic, Yemenite, and Chardal Jews.