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Abraham Ha-Levis Relationship
Abraham Ha-Levi, is a wealthy Los Angeles businessman. He is the sole heir to a 300-year-old Hasidic dynasty. Believing himself to be unworthy to take on the cloak of leadership, he makes a serious vow to God to continue the distinguished lineage through his only child, Batsheva. He marries her off at 18 to a young Talmudic scholar, Isaac Harshen who live in the a religious quarters of Meah Shearim in Jerusalem.

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