Keeping the Faith Page #10

I assume your brother

knows all about this?

Yeah, he's stuck in the Hamptons,

but he's checking in...

Yeah. Okay, doesn't matter,

I'll be home by tomorrow.

Thanks for being so dutiful.

It's our pleasure.

Where's the third musketeer?

Miss Reilly? Working hard?

- What?

- You know what, I need a coffee.

- I'll get it.

- No, that's okay. You stay and talk.

- What happened?

- I don't want you to worry about this.

- It's fine, I've dealt with it.

- Dealt with what? How?

I dealt with it. It's over, and I don't...

- I wanna talk about this.

- No.

- I wanna talk!

- You should rest!

- There's nothing to talk about.

- Yes, there is.

Sit back, relax.

Listen to me.

There's a reason your brother isn't here.

I know. And I'm not going to let

that happen again.

You don't know!

I made a mistake.

It's true, he's punishing me a little

too much for it, but it was my fault.

It's hard to see your son as a man.

I couldn't do that for him.

You're a man, Jake, a good man.

I did a good job with you.

Make your own decisions

about what's important to you.

I'm proud of you, no matter what.

Mom...

I love you.

Thank you.

(MAN SINGING IN HEBREW)

(INAUDIBLE)

Rabbi.

- How's your mother, Jake?

- Good. She's here tonight.

That's wonderful. I suppose you

have your speech all prepared?

- Yeah.

- Good. Good.

And you'll go out with a bang, huh?

(SINGS IN HEBREW)

(INAUDIBLE)

Shalom.

Since Yom Kippur is the Super Bowl

of the Jewish calendar,

most rabbis try to cram

a whole year's worth of sermons

into one big, best-of sermon.

I'm not going to do that tonight.

I won't talk about the meaning of God

or the situation in Israel

or the status of Jews around the world.

I'd like to talk about

something more personal.

I'd like to talk about us,

the status of you and me.

A wise man once told me

that no rabbi can save anyone,

he can only offer himself

as a guide to other fearful people.

We live in a really complex world.

A world where boundaries and

definitions are blurring into each other

in ways that challenge us, not just

as Jews, but as human beings.

For a while now, you've let me

be your guide.

You've shared your lives with me,

you've explored your faith with me

in ways that, I know, sometimes have

seemed strange and even scary.

But you put your trust in me.

And, over the past few months,

I have been violating that trust.

I've been violating it

by not sharing my life with you.

For a number of months, I've been

seeing a woman who isn't Jewish.

It doesn't matter if I'm still with her,

or if I still love her, which I do.

What matters is that I shouldn't have

been afraid to discuss it with you.

I'm not sorry for loving her.

I am sorry, I'm very sorry,

that I put too little faith in you.

Yom Kippur is the day of atonement,

and so tonight,

I stand before you

and ask you to forgive me.

This could take a while. Go home.

I'll call when the board has decided.

Or you could stick around. Okay?

Come on. Come on!

- Yes? Yes!

- Yes!

Don't mess with me like that!

This is so fantastic. How does it feel?

It feels good.

We've got a lot to celebrate tonight,

barring an interfaith rumble!

- It's definitely Manischewitz time.

- We have two cases.

- Did you get the disks from Don?

- No, I'm going to, don't worry.

Not to rain on your parade,

but I had to say goodbye to Anna.

I know you don't want

to talk about it, but there it is.

There what is?

Come on, man, what are you doing?

What do you want me to do?

Flagellate myself?

Jews don't do that. We plant trees.

Who's talking about feeling guilty?

I thought you'd wanna do something.

You're on such a roll right now.

What's holding you back?

- You love her, don't you?

- Yes, I do, I just...

- Sometimes that's not enough.

- Listen to what you're saying!

Not enough? There's nothing else

that's worth anything against that.

For years you've talked about how

much you want something like this,

and when it comes, you walk away

over a few minor complications.

What kind of plan is that?

You know how God works.

Think He'll give you this a second

time 'cause you're on his crew?

Seriously, look at me.

As your friend, I'm telling you,

you're making this too complicated.

It's very simple. You love each other,

and she's leaving in two hours!

You need to ask yourself,

are you going to do anything or not?

Why are you standing here?

- You're right! Why am I standing here?

- The sign hasn't changed.

This is New York City!

Who waits for a sign?

Cross the damn street!

Do we need signs to tell us

what to do? Cross the street!

- I gotta go!

- Go, yes, go!

- Brian, thank you!

- What happened to free will?

Go! Go forth and prosper!

- Sir, may I help you?

- T-Bone, I gotta see Anna.

(RINGING)

(CHEERING)

I'm sorry, there's no answer.

T-Bone, look at me.

Don't you recognize me? It's Jake.

- What is this in reference to?

- It's not in reference to anything!

Do me a favor.

This is very important to me.

Go and tell anybody

that Jake Schram is here, okay?

- I can't do that, sir.

- Help me out!

Come on, just two guys, T.

- Take me with you.

- I don't know where I'm going yet.

What's that?

You're going to San Francisco

to lead the exciting life.

Don't tell anybody, but I need

a break from this exciting life.

- Really?

- Yeah, I do.

So, what are you packing there,

something like 280, 290?

- 320.

- Oh, 320.

Whoa!

Okay, okay... All right!

Next time, sir, I suggest

you make an appointment.

Ow!

No, seriously, a toast. To Anna.

- To Anna.

- ALL:
Hear, hear.

- Thank you. I'll miss you guys.

- MAN:
Yeah, right!

I'm going to miss a lot of things

around here,

like Len's endless

Howard Stern recountings.

And, of course, I'll miss

my Casanova boy across the way.

- Hey, what is that?

- What?

- Oh, my God.

- Who is that?

- It's Jake.

- What's he doing?

I don't know.

(MOUTHING) Pick up the phone!

- Anna Reilly.

- Anna, it's Jake. Can you see me?

I can only see my reflection.

I see you, what are you doing?

I tried to get up there, but it's like

the Pentagon with that T-Bone.

I decided to try Casanova here.

His name's Howard.

I've been thinking about some things,

I'd like to talk to you.

(STATIC WHINING)

- Am I on speakerphone?

- ALL:
Hi, Jake!

- Hi.

- Go on.

- Can we talk? Can I come over?

- No, now is a good time.

Okay. All right.

Listen, I've been thinking...

I just want you to know I'm sorry.

- And you were right.

- About what?

About everything. About us,

about me, especially about me.

- I acted like an idiot.

- What are you saying?

ALL:
Yeah, what are you saying, Jake?

I'm saying that I love you.

I'm in love with you.

I've waited all my life for someone

like you, and I won't let you go.

Please, don't go.

Anna, I don't want you to go.

Could we get off the phone?

(ALL CHEER)

Hello? What's going on? Anna?

- She's gone, buddy. Move!

- What?

(ALL CHEERING)

- Stuff like that never happens to me.

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