Why is it that every book I buy, every bookseller has the same old argument? You know why....

Yentl:
Why is it that every book I buy, every bookseller has the same old argument?
Yentl's Father:
You know why.
Yentl:
I envy them.
Yentl's Father:
The booksellers?
Yentl:
No, not the booksellers, the students. Talking about life, the mysteries of the universe and I'm learning how to tell a herring from a carp.
Yentl's Father:
Yentl, for the thousandth time, men and women..."
Yentl:
[cuts him off]
have different obligations, I know, but...
Yentl's Father:
[cuts her off]
and don't ask why.
Yentl's Father:
[sees her disappointment]
Go on, get the book.
Yentl:
Thank you, papa!
Yentl's Father:
The shutters, darling.
Yentl:
We don't have to hide my studying from God, then why the neighbors?
Yentl's Father:
Why? Because I trust God will understand. I'm not so sure about the neighbors.

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Clip duration: 29 seconds
Views: 17
Timestamp in movie: 00:06:50
Uploaded: 05 April, 2022
Genres: drama, musical, romance
Summary: A Jewish girl disguises herself as a boy to enter religious training.