:48:12
l`m looking for Dr. Ornstein.
:48:15
Rabbi Ornstein.
:48:16
You stay.
:48:26
Are you Dr. Ornstein, the linguist?
:48:28
Among other things. May l help you?
:48:31
l hope so. l`m Abby Quinn.
:48:42
Nice move, lady.
:48:45
-What`d l do?
-You touched him.
:48:47
You don`t touch a Hasidic rabbi
unless you`re his wife.
:48:51
-Are you serious?
-No. l`m making it up.
:48:54
lt`s halakah. lt`s the law.
:48:56
-l should apologise.
-l wouldn`t do that.
:49:00
Just leave. He won`t see you again.
:49:03
l have to see him.
l need to know what language this is.
:49:09
That`s Melachim.
:49:11
lt`s Melachim.
lt`s a secret form of Hebrew, like a code.
:49:15
ln the Middle Ages,
scholars used it to protect their writings.
:49:19
You know it?
:49:20
l hope so. l learned it from him
when l was nine.
:49:23
Then you can translate it?
:49:25
l guess so. lt`s just
a simple replacement alphabet.
:49:33
Come on. There`s a book l`ll need.
:49:42
Here it is.
:49:47
So, what is this?
How does this date translate?
:49:52
That`s not a date.
:49:54
Of course it is. 2-29. February 29th.
:49:58
-Have you ever read the Bible?
-Well, yeah.