Each of the films revolves around the romance between an observant woman and a secular man. The couples each face different sets of problems, but certainly one set has to do with families who disapprove of the man s lack of observance.
Sender is observant but dishonest.
In recognition of the close friendship between the two families, he had bethrothed his daughter at birth to Hanan, the newly born son of his best friend and business partner. However, he later tried to avoid following through on the bethrothal, and also hadn t helped Hanan out when his parents were killed in a car crash while he was still a child. As a result of this accident, Hanan was raised in an orphanage, and had little ties to Judaism. This indeed happened, although Sender did all he could to prevent their marriage, and ultimately caused the death of both lovers. The implied message was that if they couldn t be together in this life, at least they could in the next one.