while on vacation in israel, maria, a german biologist, meets the bar owner shira and falls in love with her. shortly after the end of the vacation, maria has decided to stay in israel and move in with shira, when a misunderstanding happens and shira believes she is being given a wedding proposal. many complications arise. it is not only about the initial mistaken engagement but also the fact that some members of shira's family (especially her grandmother berta) are opposed to her marrying a german.