:08:01
Just remember:
spectacles, testicles, watch, wallet.
:08:15
I bet you're wondering what makes two
kids wanna become a priest and a rabbi
in this day and age.
:08:20
Well, you know, people don't talk
that much about a calling any more...
:08:23
but I just knew it was something
I was supposed to do.
:08:26
And even way back then,
everybody just seemed to feel good
bringing their problems to me.
:08:30
My parents had basically given up
on children when I came along...
:08:34
so my mother always called me
her gift from God.
:08:36
That really stuck with me, and when
I was eight I told her I had a feeling
I was supposed to return the favour.
:08:41
She was so happy, she cried.
:08:43
My dad just wanted to know
if working for God came with dental.
:08:49
Now, Jake's sense of a calling
might not have gelled as early as mine.
:08:53
Religion was really more
of a hobby for him at first.
:08:56
Got it. Got it.
Need it. Need it.
:09:00
Got it. Got it.
Need it. Got it.
:09:07
Jake was just one of those
special kids, you know.
:09:10
He was smart, popular.
Everything came easy to him.
He just had that kind of aura about him.
:09:15
You took one look at this kid
and you knew he could do anything
he wanted with his life.
:09:20
Jake's family had been in the investment
banking business for three generations.
:09:24
His father and his brother Ethan
both tried to convince him
to join them at the family firm.
:09:29
I think he gave it some serious thought,
but in the end he decided he wanted
to do something different with his life.
:09:35
When he made his decision
to become a rabbi, he did it
with great confidence and resolve.
:09:39
I don't want to listen to any of you!
:09:41
Jake and I went off to seminary
the way other guys go off to the army
or the Peace Corps.
:09:45
It was an adventure.
:09:48
Newly ordained as masters of theology,
we were both assigned
back to New York City...
:09:53
where we quickly confronted
the practical aspects of our jobs.