Barren

A story about a couple of Braslav devotees. Husband goes to pray at Uman on Rosh Hashana. And at home, they host a rabbi , who offers help to the infertile woman, but sexually harms her, and puts the couple in a crisis.

Feigi and Naftali are a young childless ultraorthodox couple living with Naftali’s parents. Naftali travels to Ukraine to pray for a child during the holiday at Rabbi Nachman’s grave. During Naftali’s absence a guest is invited to stay for the holiday with the family, he introduces himself as Rabbi Eliyahu the barren healer. Using Feigi’s trust and desire for a child he rapes her claiming it is part of her barren treatment. When Naftali returns, the couple face a difficult crisis, which raises fundamental questions about faith and trust.