She seems to sell her soul for brother in law who offer is far more than a cash he initially offers for her to gain freedom from his brothers religious prison. Then when she find Puerto rican who jeweler designer she gets ostracized for not conforming to their standards and her husband divorces her. I think the film is hard to read and does not give a balanced account of the Jewish religion or a believable love interest in the jewelry designer This being a Miramax film its quite similar to real life accusations of "whats a business offer" and "whats a mutual relationship", with one critic going as far as saying she got raped by her brother in-law. This film relevance is something that 22 years after its released still seems like those stories are true today.