The role of the elderly woman was initially offered to Ida Kaminska, but she could not appear and recommended her friend, Berta Litvinov, who was 74 at the time.

He serves food to the elderly, feeds and bathes them, tends to the garden, and is responsible for the building’s maintenance under the watchful eye of the strict home manager, Stein (Shlomo Bar-Shavit).

The granddaughter is a young, beautiful, and attractive woman (Laura Rivlin), who arrives with her father (Natan Kogan) and mother (Devorah Kedar).

Eli exchanges glances with the young woman, and a bond develops between them, growing stronger and eventually leading to an intimate relationship.

In the end, the young woman returns to Tel Aviv with her parents, Rachel forgives Eli, and they walk together through the alleys of Safed.