Set in 1981, the film focuses on a woman seeking to join an Israeli settlement on the West Bank, despite the protests of her teenage daughters.

[4] The story of a young widow, mother of two beautiful teenage daughters, who wants to join the founding group of a new settlement of religious Jews in the West Bank, but first must convince the acceptance committee that she is worthy.

The film explores the tension between values and convenience as motivations for settlement and romantic relationships within the Religious Zionist community.

The group pressures Rachel to marry a well-known cantor, Moshe Weinstock, a spoiled and self-centered man.

His behavior contrasts sharply with the values of Religious Zionism, as depicted in the film shown to the Bnei Akiva youth group—Operation Yonatan, starring Yehoram Gaon.