Tikkun

This film provides a rare glimpse into the lives of ultra-orthodox women who are often reluctant to be filmed. With unselfconscious ease, the relationship of the filmmaker and central character shapes an intimate, personal work. Rabbanit (Rebbitzen) Leah Kook was an Orthodox mother and homemaker living a quiet family life when she suddenly felt called to pray and teach among women. Now her home in Tiberias is perpetually open to seekers and she travels constantly to meet followers in other parts of Israel. Her personal spiritual practice centers on reading the entire Book of Psalms (Tehillim) daily, and in their ecstatic spirit, to ceaselessly bless and give thanks. As her son says, it’s as if she were “on Ecstasy” all the time. Rabbanit Kook’s children speak frankly of their admiration and ambivalence concerning their mother’s special mission, sharing their aspirations and insecurities. The film offers a vivid picture of the routines and customs of life in an ultra-orthodox household. Its surprising conclusion comments freshly on the mores of the media age.

-5/2/1978; Born in Israel -1996-1999; Study of Filmmaking at: "Hasifa" University for Cinema & Multimedia. -1999-2000; "Bezalel" Academy of art. Department of Photography & Virtual reality. - 2001-2003; "Alma" college, culture studies. -2003-2004 Open University of Israel, B.A in literature & Cinema theory. Filmography “Narcissus” - 5m’. Video-art 1998 (director. Student film) “Labour”- 15m’. Experimental 1999 (director. Student film) "Great Grandfather- Great Grandmother“–30m’. Documentary 1999 (director ) "Tikkun" - 51 m'. Documentary 2002 (director & producer). “Meadow” -7 m’. video art 2003. (director )