"I'm going to question what I want", "I'm going to choose the side I want and if God is on the other side, so be it ." I believe these two quotes capture the essence of the movie “A Price Above Rubies”. The main character, Sonia Horowitz, a Hasidic Jew, embarked on a journey in which she sought to find herself by questioning her faith and strict Jewish life. In doing so, she paid a heavy price. This, I believe, is the message of the film. The film begins with a close-up of an incomplete ring being made. Then we see Sonia's brother, Yossi, telling her the story of the woman who freed herself from the Jewish community. The woman's father wanted her to marry a great scholar and live a good spiritual life. After she leaves, she returns years later, with a child. The community flees the child, and when she dies, heaven rejects her, so she goes to hell, but the devil can no longer bear to see her suffer because he recognizes her as his niece, so she wanders the earth for him. eternity. The woman is the daughter of a demon. Sonia tells Yossi, “I love you more than anything,” when Yossi asks her if she loves him more than God. Yossi tells her that she is a sinner and that she will end up like the woman in the story, wandering the earth for eternity, like Cain. Yossi then offers her a fake ruby, which she recognizes and immediately rejects. Maybe the jewelry symbolizes her soul, making her complete, and she won't accept a fraud, something in place of the real thing, even at this young age. The film jumps forward several years, until Sonia and her husband Mendel have just had their first child. Mendel is the perfect example of a devout Hasidic Jew. He is a scholar and respected by all members of the community. Hasidic Jews believe that wisdom, not folly, and the study of God's word, knowledge, is the path to happiness and to God. “Blessed is the man who finds wisdom, the man who acquires understanding, for it is more profitable than silver, brings in more than gold. It is more precious than rubies. » Proverbs 3:13-15. They also believe that fearing God is the path to wisdom, understanding and a better spiritual life..