The ability to subordinate an impulse to a value is the essence of the proactive person.

Stephen Covey

In turn-of-the-century Europe, a Jewish teen disguises herself as a boy to study the Talmud.

What do we learn about Yentl in the beginning about marriage and the rules?
Is she open or closed in her relation to life?
What do we learn about her community? How does it compare with the tribal system? Is it open or closed?
Is her community loving?
What difference does Yentl’s father make for her in terms of her direction in life and her self assessment?
Which of the qualities we have been talking about so far: presence, intuition, wonder, and creativity does Yentl embody?
Does Yentl adopt any Blue meme qualities and why?
What happens to creativity and mischievousness under the Blue meme system?
What is diligence without curiosity and wonder?
What are your thoughts about sacrifice as presented in the film:
- learning hidden by Yentl and father?
- sacrifice of women
- sacrifice of Yentl because of her love for Avigdor
- sacrifice of Avigdor by Yentl because of her love of learning
How is being busy used to control women?
When is discipline/diligence good and when not so good?
What is the relationship between approval and disapproval and how does our loving nature get entangled in it?