Touched by an Angel (1994–2003): Season 6, Episode 18 - Bar Mitzvah - full transcript

♪♪

Don't you speak English?

Exercise video for
people who had strokes.

No... no, no.

Not stroke victims...
Victims are helpless.

We can shoot it
at one of my gyms.

Just find me a director.

Carrot juice.

Yes, Mr. Burger.

Now who do you think
is going to be the star?

Me!



Is that him?

Uh-huh.

Ross Burger:
entrepreneur, stroke survivor.

He's one of those
men that thinks

he's done it all by himself.

Self-made man.

The grand delusion.

Mm-hmm.

All right, say hi to
Grandpa for me.

Can't you come in and say hi?

No, I got, I got a lot
of stuff I have to do.

Maybe next time, all right?

And don't forget to
do your Torah portion.

Never leave home without it.



Bye.

Eh... All right, all right.

Hey, Grandpa!

Hey, kiddo!

I been practicing.

Hey, you're looking
better all the time.

Come here.

You're late. Get changed.

Could be tough without this.

Thanks, Dad.

Hello, Alan.

Hi, Dad.

You're looking pale.

You need a workout
with me. Come on.

I... yeah, I don't
have the time.

Oh... yeah...

Dad, you haven't RSVP'd
for Aaron's bar mitzvah.

I'll be there.

For the party.

But you'll miss the service.

You won't be there when
he's called up to the Torah.

Alan, I've told you...
That's for you, not for me.

No, no, it's for everybody.

A bar mitzvah.

The day a boy becomes a man.

According to Jewish law.

Ross seems like the type

who would want his
grandson to become a man.

Oh, he wants him to
become a man, all right.

It's just that he and
Alan have different ideas

as to what becoming
a man is all about.

And Aaron is
caught in the middle.

Yes, uh... but it's more
complicated than that, baby.

Everything's about to
change for this family.

And when it does, there'll
be no middle ground left.

♪ When you walk ♪

♪ Down the road ♪

♪ Heavy burden ♪

♪ Heavy load ♪

♪ I will rise ♪

♪ And I will walk with you ♪

♪ I'll walk with you ♪

♪ Till the sun
don't even shine ♪

♪ Walk with you ♪

♪ Every time, I tell you ♪

♪ I'll walk with you ♪

♪ Walk with you ♪

♪ Believe me, I'll
walk with you. ♪

What kind of example
does it set for Aaron

if his own grandfather won't
accept his own faith, Dad?

Is "hypocrite" a better example?

Go on, take-take a workout.

No, I gotta... Hello.

Can I help you?

No, I'm here to help you.

You want to make
an exercise video?

I'm Monica, the director.

And what's that?

I don't want a home video.

No, no, I understand.

I just wanted to get a feel
for the location, Mr. Burger.

Call me Ross.

Rhymes with "boss."

Don't let my father scare you.

He's tough, but
he's usually fair.

Ah...!

Sounds a wee bit like
someone else I work with.

You got the job, uh... Monica?

Let me tell you how I work.

It's very simple.

Uh, Alan... hey... Alan, Alan...

Are you all right?

What's the matter?

Ah, no, I'm fine.

I'm all right. I'm all right.

I'm just, uh,
absent-minded professor.

I just didn't eat
any lunch today.

Well, let's get something
at the juice bar.

You know, I'm all
right; I'm all right.

Just-Just make sure Aaron
gets home by 6:00, okay?

Nice to meet you.

Okay.

All right, I'll see
you later, okay?

Torah, Torah, Torah.

I worry about him.

I used to own 20 gyms.

Sold all but five.

After my stroke.

You don't seem like the
kind of man to cut back.

Who's cutting back?

Hey, hey... you want to
run me out of business?

I was just gonna
practice my Torah portion

while we worked out, but...

you could just tell Mom
and Dad that I practiced.

I'm not going to lie.

Practice. The first line?

My stroke messed up my
English, but my Hebrew...

Come on. Let's
see what you've got.

Hey, come on! Harder!

Hey, Grandpa, Mom
says I need a Hebrew tutor.

You could do it.

No way.

When I was a kid, I used to
read the Torah every Saturday.

But not anymore. Come on!

So you must be excited
about your bar mitzvah, Aaron.

Eh, not really.

Why not?

'Cause saying a
bunch of stupid words

won't make me a man.

Right, Grandpa?

Right.

What does it take
to become a man?

You have to be a fighter.

That's right.

Hey!

What was that?

You put your guard down.

Protect yourself.

Never depend on anybody else.

Come on.

Ah... Hey, hey, hey, hey...

Whoa!

I wish you'd put that much
energy into your studies.

You sound like Dad.

Good.

I found you a tutor.

I found one, too: Grandpa.

Very funny.

I'm not kidding.

He knows the Hebrew
better than I do.

Really?

I'm surprised he
remembers any of it.

Why?

Well, when Grandpa
was a little boy,

his father taught him
Hebrew every day.

By the time your
dad was turning 13,

Grandpa had turned away from
God and refused to teach him.

How'd Dad learn it?

From his grandfather.

Well, then, why do I
have to have a tutor, Mom?

Why can't I just learn
it from my grandfather?

Because a tutor can give you

the final polishing
that you need.

Your grandpa can't do that

and neither can your father.

What can't I do?

Class run late again?

Yeah, yeah.

You okay?

Yeah, I'm fine.

How about a little
one-on-one after dinner?

Hmm, well, let's
see, let's see...

I'm in'

See you in a minute.

You'll have cable
television, also.

Because we want you
to be a great student

- Mm...
- every year, not just...

Do you have to say a prayer
every time a siren goes by?

Well, if someone you loved
were in that ambulance,

wouldn't you feel better

if people were praying
for them along the way?

Grandpa doesn't pray.

Well... mm...

Says he has better
things to do with his time.

What could be more important

than praying for
someone in need?

I guess I, uh, I guess I forgot

to wipe the butter
off my fingers.

Can you get a
towel or something?

Yeah...

You're getting worse.

No, I had a bad day. That's all.

Besides, didn't you see
my jump shot with the fruit?

Nothing but trash can.

We can't keep this from
Aaron very much longer.

Aw, I'm gonna see
Dr. Frankel Thursday after class.

We'll see what
he says, all right?

You should cut back
on your class schedule

and spend more time with Aaron.

He's with your father
way too much these days.

Well, he idolizes him.

That's just the problem.

Well, why shouldn't he?

He's everything I'm not.

Yeah... vain, selfish,
contemptuous of God.

Yeah, and focused and
ambitious; he's financially shrewd.

Aaron can learn a lot from him.

Hey...

I want Aaron to be
like you, not Ross.

So hang around.

Another 50 or so years
ought to do it, okay?

|'|| try.

I'll try.

So what do we do next?

Uh, well, you'll be

on this first piece
of equipment.

And then four extras...
Two men, two women,

all senior citizens... Will
be in a wedge behind you.

Doing what?

Following your lead.

This is Tess.

Is this an extra?

I'm the producer of this video.

I didn't ask for a producer.

And I'm not paying for one.

I'm the producer.

Then I'll be the
executive producer.

Do you have a problem with that?

Yeah. I do.

Have you ever made an
instructional video before?

Not yet.

Have you ever had a stroke?

Not yet.

It sounds to me like
you both have something

to contribute to this project...

doesn't it?

We'll see.

Blaise Pascal.

1623 to 1662.

Probably the greatest
mathematician of his day.

But about three years before
he died, he gave it all up.

Anybody know why?

Hmm?

Yes.

He woke up and
realized he was a nerd?

I'm sorry. You fail.

No, no, he-he found
a bigger problem.

He found something
that he obsessed on

more than any math
problem he'd ever tackled.

And that was "Does God exist?"

Because Pascal reasoned that,

if God exists, it
changes everything.

And if He doesn't,
nothing matters.

So he crafted something
that we call "Pascal's Wager."

See, he reasoned that we
wager our place in the afterlife

for what we do in
this life right here.

And what we do depends

on whether or not we
believe that God exists.

So if you behave
morally, as if God exists,

and He does, then you
win everything, you know?

And if you behave morally,
and God doesn't exist,

then you lose nothing
'cause you got nothing to lose.

Either way you win.

But if you do behave
immorally, as if God doesn't exist,

and you're right,
you win nothing.

But if you're wrong...

if you're wrong,
you lose everything.

Uh...

Professor Burger?

Yeah. Um, homework.

So why don't you all,

Why don't you
go to the racetrack

and put five dollars
on Sweet Lucy

and we'll call that
"Burger's Wager," all right?

Are you okay?

Yeah, I'm fine. Thank you.

Who are you?

My name's Andrew.

I'm gonna help
Aaron with his Hebrew.

Your wife suggested
that I come talk to you.

Oh, great, yeah.
Hi. Nice to meet ya.

What is this?

I call it "power."

I call it awful.

It's good for you. Drink up.

Did anybody ever tell you "no"?

Some have tried. None succeeded.

Well, let me be the
first. I'm not drinking it.

Where is your grandson today?

He'll be here later. Why?

I saw him on Monica's tape.

I'd like to use
him on the video.

No, he's too young.

He'd give you a
broader audience.

And he already knows
how to follow your lead.

Ross, we're ready for you.

Tess thinks we should
bring Aaron in some shots.

Aaron? But he's studying
for his bar mitzvah.

His bar mitzvah, he'd
be better off in the video.

Have you got
something against God?

Yes, religion.
Makes people weak.

Oh, really?

You know what I did
after my bar mitzvah?

I ate a ham sandwich.
It was delicious.

And I never said a prayer again.

You think that's a good thing?

Look at me. I've
survived two wives,

a stroke that should
have killed me.

What do you think?

I think it's a good
thing we're here.

Let's go. Time is money.

And what are you smiling at?

You know how kids are.

I try to help him, he
thinks I'm criticizing him.

So Connie and I just thought
it would be a better idea

to bring someone
from outside the family.

I understand.

Aaron is a great
boy; he's a smart boy.

Oh, you know what? I
have, I have an appointment.

I'd love to keep
talking about this,

but I really got to go, so...

- Can I give you a ride?
- No, that's fine.

- I got my own car.
- It would be no problem.

No, it's fine, it's fine.
I'll talk to you soon.

All right.

You're lucky you ran
into that Dumpster.

Could have been worse.

Yeah, thank God for that, huh?

You know, it might
not be a bad idea

to go down to emergency,
have them take a look anyway.

I'll give you lift.

I was on my way to the doctor.

You know what? A ride
would be greatly appreciated.

Thank you. Thank you very much.

You're welcome.

That's good, but put the accent
on the second syllable there.

They're just words from,
like, 3,000 years ago.

I don't see how reading them's
supposed to make me a man.

Well, just reading them doesn't.

Then why do it?

Do you know what a
bar mitzvah actually is?

You know a lot of people think

that mitzvah just
means a good deed.

But it actually means
divine commandment.

And a commandment is
like... it's like an obligation.

And being a man
means that you're ready

to accept those obligations,
those responsibilities.

You do things not
because they're nice,

you do them because they're good

and they're right and they
honor God and your family.

And by the time you're
13, you should be ready

to accept those
responsibilities.

And if you're not, then you're
not ready for a bar mitzvah.

Professor Burger.

God promises the
light will never go out.

God's light is eternal.

Sometimes we sit in
the darkness, don't we?

You want to talk about it?

Three different hospitals,
three different doctors.

They all say the same thing.

I got a brain tumor, Andrew.

And it's growing really fast.

And there's nothing
anybody can do.

There, I said it.

That's the first step
in dealing with it.

Yeah, I suppose.

My wife already knows.

I, uh, I just don't know
how I'm gonna tell my son.

Or my father.

The Lord our God is near us.

Whenever we pray to Him.

Pray for me.

I'm praying for
you already, Alan.

If you get a stroke, it's vital,

you must exercise every day.

A stationary bike is perfect.

You can't tip over.

Cut!

No, I'm supposed to say "Cut."

Take five minutes.

We're taking five.

Next shot, the treadmill.

I'm the director. I'm the one
who's supposed to say "Cut."

The only thing bigger
than that man's ego is

the problem that's
about to walk in that door.

Oh, Aaron said he'll
be out in a minute.

That's okay. I came
to see you, actually.

I have something important
I want to talk to you about.

Sounds serious. Sit down.

Well, actually, it is.

I don't know how to say
this, so I'm just gonna say it.

I have a brain tumor.

What?

Yeah, it's inoperable.

And they told me I have
six months or six weeks

or six days.

Oh, my God.

Three different specialists.
They all said the same thing.

Listen, Alan, there are
other doctors, better doctors

all over the world.

I'm going to make
a call right now.

No, no, stop, stop. Stop, stop.

Stop what?

Stop pretending that
Ross Burger can solve

every problem
that comes his way.

What am I supposed to
do, stop loving my son?

Yell, cry, I don't know.

Oh, Alan.

Listen to me...

No, no, because I know
what you're gonna say.

And it's too late for me

to start chasing
some fantasy cure.

Whatever time I got left,

I want to spend
it with my family.

Listen to me: when
I had my stroke,

the doctors said I
won't walk again.

What did I do?

You, you got rid of the doctors
and created your own rehab.

You've told me this
story a million times.

You can do the same
thing. Don't be a quitter!

A quitter? A quitter? You
think that I want to die?

You think I want to
leave my wife and kid?

Don't give up! Fight!

For them.

Aaron, Aaron, don't-don't worry.

We'll, We'll get through this.

We'll pray for all of us.
God will see us through.

I'll see it through.
We don't need God.

No, that's... Alan? Alan?

Dad, are you all right?

- -Alan'> -Dad?
- Alan...

Call 911.

Dad?

Get me a private nurse.

There are several agencies...

- Around the clock.
- No problem.

And I want a private
suite for my son.

Well, there's nothing
available right now.

Make it available. I
don't care what it costs.

You want us to move
someone out of their suite

- and move your son in?
- Yes, yes.

I don't think that's
what Alan would want.

That's what I want.

Dad, Dad, the
room is fine. It's fine.

My son... Even
from bed, he argues.

I'll go tell the
doctor he's awake.

Connie, honey,
could you take Aaron

and maybe go have something
to eat for a few minutes?

- I'm not hungry.
- It's okay.

I just want to talk to Grandpa
just for a few seconds.

Why can't I stay?

Because your father
asked you to do something.

Come on, honey. Let's go.

Dad, could I have
some water, please?

Sure.

Thanks.

You know, I've talked

to the Basel Clinic
in Switzerland.

They're the best.

Thank you, Dad.

You're always there for me.

You're my boy.

Now, I need you to
be there for Aaron.

You know, his bar mitzvah's
a week from Saturday.

Let's focus on you.

Yeah, but if I...
if I can't be there,

I want you to be there for me.

I want you to go up with
him when he reads the Torah.

I have a better idea.

You do it.

Yeah, but will you just...

will you do this for
me, please, Dad?

Look, think... think positive.

That's half the battle.

Yeah. I... Get some rest.

Hey, Dad, Dad.

Could you bring me
Grandpa's tefillin?

What?

Grandpa's tefillin.

I don't know if I
have them anymore.

Just look, okay?

Thanks.

What a stud.

What are you
doing in this attic?

What are you doing here?

Your housekeeper let me in.

I came over to check
on you and your son.

Alan's fine.

He just wants his
grandfather's tefillin.

Tefillin are the...

It's a strap you put around
your arm and your head,

during daily prayers.

It's supposed to remind people

of their ethical obligations.

- Are you Jewish?
- Mm-mm.

How do you know that?

I know all kinds of things.

Has to do with being a
good executive producer.

My father.

He put those
straps on every day.

He must have been
a man of great faith.

He was.

He loved God.

Obeyed all the commandments.

What good did it do him?

Run over by the milk wagon.

And you blame God for that.

No, no, no.

I blame my father

for thinking God
made a difference.

He lived his life
in terrible pain.

Still, he believed.

Well, the prayers of a
righteous man avail much.

Your father must have found
some value in the life he had.

Yeah, go figure.

And he put all that nonsense

in my son Alan.

You know, faith is
a very powerful thing

when you wrap yourself up in it.

What do you know?

I still have them.

Now, why would you keep
something all these years

unless there was a part
of you that believed it, too?

Spare me the melodrama.

I just forgot they were here.

But if wrapping himself in these

helps my son?

It's okay with me.

Oh, it's okay with you, is it?

Tell me something, Ross.

What bothers you the most?

That your son is dying,

or that he's looking to a
greater power than you?

Hey, Connie.

Who are all these people?

They're Alan's students.

Yeah, they heard he was sick,

and they all just...
started showing up.

They all came to see Alan?

They love and respect him.

They think he's a great man.

He is.

I'm very proud of my son.

Really, Ross?

And when was the
last time you told him?

Uh, one of the kids told me

that Alan has been voted
Most Inspirational Teacher

at the college almost
every year for the past ten.

I think that's quite
an accomplishment.

I wish somebody told me.

He did tell you, Ross.

The first time.

Do you remember what you said?

You asked if this meant

he'd finally get
a decent salary.

I have to go pick up Aaron.

Did I say something wrong?

I... I think that, um,
Alan and Connie

find more worth in the
human accomplishment

than the cash value.

I appreciate both.

Hey.

What happened to your roommate?

Oh, I thought you paid
him off to get better,

and that's why he left.

You have a fan club out there.

Oh, yeah, yeah.

They're good kids.
They're good kids.

Look.

I found them in the attic.

Great! Great.

Would... would you...?

Sure, sure.

If I remember how
to put them on you.

No, actually, I was
thinking maybe...

maybe you could put them on.

- Me?
- Yeah.

Why?

I don't know, it would
give me a vicarious thrill?

You know, someday, you
have to explain to me your...

your fascination
with this stuff.

Maybe I should tell you now.

You remember when you
had your appendix out?

- I was six years old.
- Yeah.

When... when the ambulance
took you to the hospital,

I was very scared.

I thought you weren't
going to come home again.

And Grandpa said the
only thing that we could do

was pray for you.

My father, always filling
your head with nonsense.

No, he was right.

I prayed my heart out for you.

And then you came home.

So you think your
prayer was answered?

Yeah.

Mm...

that's not the only
reason I believe, but...

it's a start.

Hey.

Where's your mom?

Aw, she's parking the car.

That's pretty impressive, huh?

All these people showing
up to support your dad.

I guess so.

You know, I know this is...

it's hard for you.

My grandpa's gonna fix it all.

Your grandpa is a
very determined man,

but what do you say
that you and I do our part

for your dad and say
some prayers for him?

Grandpa says prayers
are for weak people.

♪♪

Is someone listening?

God?

Alan believes in You.

So how come I got
o-over my stroke and...

he has a fatal tumor?

Show me.

If there is a God, show me!

Show me something
I can believe in!

Strike me dead now,
but let my son live!

Grandpa?

Where's Aaron?

He went for a walk.

- A walk?
- He's upset!

He doesn't cry; he
won't talk to me about it.

He won't go in the
room with his father

for more than five minutes.

I don't know what to do.

Don't be upset. He's
trying to be strong.

He's trying to be you.

11:00. You should be in bed.

I should be right here.

How is Alan tonight?

Strong, like his father.

I've been praying for
him and his family...

and for you.

Thank you for your gesture,

but I don't believe in prayers.

It's not just a gesture.

There's power in prayer.

Prayer did nothing for my father

and won't do
anything for my son.

So only Ross
Burger can help him?

I don't appreciate your sarcasm.

Listen, Monica, you can't
depend on someone else

to give you what you want.

God is not "someone else."

Oh, skip the sermon.

It's 7:00 in Switzerland.

I got to make a call.

♪♪

Alan.

I've got good news.

The clinic in Switzerland
agreed to take you.

Are you here for me?

Of course.

The ambulance is outside.

Are you an angel?

I'm just your father.

I'm the Angel of Death.

Pascal's Wager.

I won the bet.

You weren't betting, Alan.

You knew it was a sure thing.

What bet?

Who are you talking to?

Did you see how my
father prayed for me?

I was so proud.

I've always been
proud of you, Alan.

You're a good man. A good son.

I'll miss my family.

Alan, Alan, don't give up.

This isn't the end, Alan.

There's more. And it's good.

Do I have time to say a gushma?

Alan!

No!

- Please don't leave!
- Dad?

Alan, don't give up.

No!

Alan touched a lot of lives
in the short time he was here.

Touching other people's lives,
is that what makes a man, Tess?

Well, that's the short
version, angel girl.

But all of these traditions
that humans have:

bar mitzvahs and confirmations,
weddings, sitting Shiva,

they all are designed
to bring people together

in times of joy,
in times of need.

God asks His children
to do just two things:

turn to Him and turn
to others and love.

And these humans do that
best when they have the humility

and the faith to use
God's resources.

And that's what makes
a man... or a woman.

Where's Aaron?

He's in his room.

He doesn't want to come out.

Aaron?

Go away!

You're mad at me, huh?

I guess we haven't
had much chance

to talk for the last few days.

I don't want to talk.

Hey, it's your grandpa.
We always talk.

You said you were
gonna save him.

I did everything I could.

No, you didn't. You gave up.

I never give up on
anything, you know that.

Then why were you
praying in the hospital?

I did that for your
father, for my son.

So it was all just an act?

I don't know. I don't know.

And my dad died anyway.

Your dad wanted
me to go up with you

when you read from
the Torah on Saturday.

There isn't gonna
be a bar mitzvah.

- Oh, no, Aaron...
- Forget it!

All the prayers people
said didn't fix anything,

and you didn't
fix anything either.

So what difference does it make?

What's so important
about being a man anyway?

Besides, all I got
to remember is

keep my guard
up, right, Grandpa?

My father's dead!
This isn't a party!

Aaron?

What did you say to him, Ross?

The wrong thing, I guess.

Do you need a spotter?

What are you doing in my house?

If you're lifting
that much weight,

you should have a spotter.

An expert on weightlifting, huh?

No, just on human limitation.

Monica, please go away.

You're angry.

I'm damn angry.

At whom, your son?

Because he died of a disease
for which there is no cure?

Or because he put his
faith in God instead of you?

God... there's no God.

You ate a ham sandwich
after your bar mitzvah.

Who were you rebelling against
if you don't believe in God?

What do you care?

I care very much, Ross.

I'm an angel.

An angel, geez.

What's, what's, what's this?

God has sent an angel to you.

Well, tell your god
that I'm not interested.

Why don't you tell Him yourself?

I spoke to your god!
He wasn't listening!

Yes, He was. God was listening.

He heard your prayers,
and He answered them.

How, by killing my son?

Cancer killed your son.

God gave Alan life,

He gave him strength and hope,

and in the end He
gave him peace.

Alan gave himself
over into the hands

of a loving Father.

That's how he lived his life,

walking humbly with his God.

And you have lived your life

despising that, because
you can't imagine

what it is to humble yourself

before anyone or anything.

You're damn right.

But God loves you anyway, Ross.

He wants you to walk with Him,

the way that Alan
walked with Him.

- You're wasting your time.
- You prayed,

in Alan's hospital room

for God to show you
a reason to believe.

I saw nothing.

Your grandson
walked into the room.

- A coincidence.
- There are no coincidences with God.

Only people who refuse to see

the hand of God in the
miracles that happen every day.

What are you saying?

Bow your head,
Ross, and your heart.

Humble yourself in
the sight of your God,

and He will lift you up.

Do it for yourself.

Do it for your grandson.

Aaron needs you.

He needs your guidance.

What kind of legacy
will you leave for him?

The peace of a loving God?

Or the anger of a stubborn man?

I don't want to hear any more!

You are used to
getting the last word.

But God spoke the first word...

and God will
speak the last word,

whether you are
listening or not.

I don't like you.

Uh...

What are you doing, Aaron?

You should be dressed by now.

I'm not going.

You never missed temple
when your dad was alive.

What makes you think
you can start now?

It doesn't matter anymore.

It mattered to your father.

Don't you care about that?

No.

I know you're angry and hurt.

And I'm angry, too.

Angry that we didn't have
more time together as a family.

But you know what?

I'm grateful for
what we did have.

I loved your father very much.

And I was so proud of
his strength and his faith.

I'm proud of you, too.

You're the man of the house now.

And no matter what
you decide to do today,

that's not gonna change.

I love you, sweetheart.

I'm gonna go finish
getting dressed.

♪♪

Today was to be
a day of celebration

for the Burger family.

It was to be

the day of Aaron
Burger's bar mitzvah.

But Aaron's father,
Alan, a wonderful man

who is deeply loved

by every member
of this congregation,

passed away this week.

And Aaron has told me
that he doesn't feel able

to go through with the
ceremony at this time.

I'm sure everybody
here understands.

So there will be no
bar mitzvah today.

Forgive me,
Rabbi... Ross, don't.

Death cannot stop something

that's been a tradition
for thousands of years.

That's Jewish law.

Well, that's true, but
under the circumstances...

There will be a
bar mitzvah today.

Mine.

I'm 83 years old.

The Bible teaches us
that a man's lifespan

is 70 years,

so when he reaches
the age of 83,

he has a second bar mitzvah.

I want to do this for Alan.

He'd be very proud of you.

I only wish he could see.

I believe he can.

Aaron... you still mad at me?

I don't blame you.

Your father was
a remarkable man.

I thought my son was weak.

He was strong.

He never lost his faith.

He loved us both... so much.

He wanted us to
find the same faith.

He was right.

Aaron... I was wrong.

For the first Aliyah

we call as kohane Ross Burger.