8.744 minSeason 3 • Episode 9
LatestShulem has confrontations with Akiva, Racheli, Nechama and Nuchem. Ruchami fights for her life, and her baby's.
Akiva and Shulem Shtisel, father and son, sit on a little balcony overlooking streets of the Geula neighborhood of Jerusalem. A year has passed since the mother died. All the other children have left the nest, and only Shulam and Akiva remain - quarreling, making up, and laughing about themselves and the rest of the world. All will change when Akiva meets Elisheva.
Acting
Doval'e Glickman's Shulem is a masterpiece of repressed rage
Production
Authentic Geula neighborhood, every wig and wallpaper perfect
Writing
Dialogue that does more with silence than most shows do with monologues
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The show sparked unprecedented global interest in Haredi life, with secular Israeli viewers suddenly obsessed with wig standards and matchmaking logistics.
Shira Haas became an international star after this, leading directly to her Emmy-nominated role in Unorthodox—basically Shtisel's chaotic American cousin.
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