A Jewish woman is left alone in the world after the death of her father, who had been secretly teaching her Talmud law in defiance of religious tradition. To continue her education, she disguises herself as a man, but ends up being pushed into an arranged marriage to another woman. Musical drama, directed by and starring Barbra Streisand. With Mandy Patinkin and Amy Irving.

In a time when girls were forbidden to study religious scriptures, a Jewish girl masquerades as a boy to enter religious training and unexpectedly finds love along the way.