New York, the 1950s, almost fully assimilated family in the Bronx. The son has graduated from school and is seeking to master new knowledge in a higher education institution. He prefers California Berkeley: first, far from his parents; and secondly, this university was already famous for its liarness and freedom of morals.
The father, realizing that he cannot fail to fulfill his parental duty, accompanies his son with a penetrating speech.
and Yakov! I’m not going to tell you not to smoke, you’ll smoke anyway. I’m not going to convince you not to drink – that’s not the situation. I’m not even going to warn you about the inadmissibility of uncontrolled sex – you’re young and hot. I ask you only one thing – don’t get married to a chic.
and Dad! As is possible!! However, we have preserved some of the tradition not to marry non-Jews!
But Dad was in great doubt.

Yasha went to the other end of the United States of America and immediately plunged into a seamless student life. No, don’t think – he studied, but at the same time drank and smoked. And somewhere in the 3rd grade, the young man was fascinated by a girl from another faculty - a white-haired beauty with Swedish roots. Sympathy was mutual and at a certain stage of relationships Yasha offered Helena a hand and heart. Ura to!
But in response he heard a broad explanation of the situation:ly the girl grew up in a deeply religious family and environment, with daily reading of the books of the Old Testament, where the main character is the Jewish people. And Helena is ready to become the wife of the representative of the chosen people. But she is deeply aware that she must be worthy of her chosen one and, like the biblical Ruth, she must join the people of the Covenant, taking on all their laws. Go through the Gyur procedure.

And as much as Jacob did not persuade her, explaining about opium for the people and medieval obscurantism, the girl was relentless. Over the course of the year, she attended special courses, studied laws, customs and basic prayers. Finally, the rabbis drafted a document, Helena plunged into the Mykva, leaving there with the name of Ruth-Haya. And then - the wedding rite "hupa" according to strict orthodox rules. The elderly parents were not present, but they were waiting for the young on their Atlantic coast.
And at this time, Haya built a Jewish traditional lifestyle in a rental apartment near the university: with shabbat and other attributes of centuries-old tradition.
Finally, New York parents cannot withstand and with tears in their eyes on the phone demand the arrival of the young.
Okay Dad. We will come to you on Sunday.
Why Sunday, why Sunday? Come on Friday for the weekend and get there!
Oh my dad. I told you what happened in our family. Why do you have these problems at home: shabbat, candles, meat and milk, pots - you have long been used to all this. I will not get used to...

After a bit of silence, the father breathes hard and says:
And I told you, don’t marry a chic.