1 00:00:23,232 --> 00:00:26,276 - You say something, Rabbi? - Just praying. 2 00:00:26,860 --> 00:00:29,613 - There's a prayer for this? - There's a prayer for everything, Sophie. 3 00:00:31,031 --> 00:00:34,535 So, yes, there is a prayer to save the synagogue from falling into the ocean. 4 00:00:34,535 --> 00:00:35,661 - Rabbi Zucker. - Hey. 5 00:00:35,661 --> 00:00:36,745 Come this way. 6 00:00:37,663 --> 00:00:40,332 Kids. Nice touch, Reverend. 7 00:00:42,459 --> 00:00:44,711 Thank you so much, Reverend. That was beautiful. 8 00:00:44,711 --> 00:00:45,796 Thank you. 9 00:00:48,882 --> 00:00:50,092 Just the two of you? 10 00:00:51,134 --> 00:00:54,137 No musicians? Holograms? 11 00:00:54,137 --> 00:00:57,558 VR? AR? Baked goods? 12 00:00:57,558 --> 00:00:58,725 It's just us. 13 00:01:08,694 --> 00:01:12,281 A hundred years ago, construction began on Temple Israel. 14 00:01:13,615 --> 00:01:17,494 It was built out of hope, out of faith. 15 00:01:17,494 --> 00:01:21,039 It was built by Holocaust survivors who came to South Florida 16 00:01:21,039 --> 00:01:26,044 and declared with every brick, "This is our home, and we belong." 17 00:01:36,305 --> 00:01:38,682 I know that not every building can be saved, 18 00:01:38,682 --> 00:01:41,560 and so, I stand before you today 19 00:01:41,560 --> 00:01:44,521 in hopes that the Department of Sea Level Mitigation 20 00:01:44,521 --> 00:01:47,524 will look favorably upon our application for protection. 21 00:01:48,817 --> 00:01:51,945 As a person who believes there is power in physical presence, 22 00:01:52,446 --> 00:01:54,615 I'm grateful to stand before you today. 23 00:02:45,624 --> 00:02:47,960 They were right over here, for fuck's sake. 24 00:02:48,502 --> 00:02:52,339 I was at CRISPR Miami, then I came home, then I left-- 25 00:02:53,090 --> 00:02:55,259 Alpha, where are my keys? 26 00:02:55,759 --> 00:02:59,304 Alpha privacy settings have been adjusted not to track keys. 27 00:02:59,304 --> 00:03:00,931 All right, fuck off, Alpha. 28 00:03:00,931 --> 00:03:02,724 You could try praying to God. 29 00:03:03,267 --> 00:03:06,311 Alpha, does God know where my dad lost his keys? 30 00:03:06,311 --> 00:03:08,647 Alpha cannot speak for hypothetical deities. 31 00:03:08,647 --> 00:03:11,942 Gabby, dónde está mis-- mis "llavas"? 32 00:03:11,942 --> 00:03:14,695 It's "llaves," babe. But that's better than yesterday. 33 00:03:14,695 --> 00:03:16,864 The website suggested we all wear these. 34 00:03:16,864 --> 00:03:18,574 Did it mention where I left my keys? 35 00:03:18,574 --> 00:03:22,494 Maybe God is hiding your keys because he doesn't wanna see your face in person. 36 00:03:22,494 --> 00:03:23,579 Enough, okay? 37 00:03:23,579 --> 00:03:25,497 Your grandma and grandpa love Temple Israel. 38 00:03:25,497 --> 00:03:27,583 I was happy with Temple Emanu-El. 39 00:03:27,583 --> 00:03:29,751 Temple Emanu-El is not a good fit for us right now. 40 00:03:29,751 --> 00:03:32,546 Because the community there knows what you did to Mom? 41 00:03:33,463 --> 00:03:36,842 - Why do you have to say things like that? - You mean, things that are true? 42 00:03:36,842 --> 00:03:37,926 Here they are. 43 00:03:42,264 --> 00:03:44,892 Put your boots on, kiddo. And get in the car. 44 00:03:54,902 --> 00:03:56,486 {\an8}It is a time of questions. 45 00:03:57,738 --> 00:03:59,698 {\an8}As Jews, we have always seen the question mark 46 00:03:59,698 --> 00:04:01,992 as our favorite piece of punctuation. 47 00:04:02,868 --> 00:04:06,121 And as the Passover holiday begins, 48 00:04:06,121 --> 00:04:09,917 we renew our willingness to interrogate the world around us. 49 00:04:10,959 --> 00:04:14,630 In our own lifetimes, cancer has been defeated. 50 00:04:14,630 --> 00:04:17,298 Humans have set foot on Mars. 51 00:04:17,298 --> 00:04:19,091 Despite numerous attacks from within, 52 00:04:19,091 --> 00:04:23,472 American democracy still survives, albeit without Texas. 53 00:04:24,306 --> 00:04:29,144 This year, energy from the sun will cook many of our Passover meals. 54 00:04:29,895 --> 00:04:33,357 And yet, for every question answered, another one appears. 55 00:04:33,857 --> 00:04:37,069 Miami is literally changing beneath our feet. 56 00:04:39,029 --> 00:04:42,616 Our city is flooded one day out of every four. 57 00:04:44,368 --> 00:04:46,245 For many of us, it is a time of exodus. 58 00:04:46,245 --> 00:04:49,915 For others, it is a time to stand and fight for our homes. 59 00:04:49,915 --> 00:04:51,583 Yes. Yeah, that's true. 60 00:04:51,583 --> 00:04:53,919 For me, this year, my prayer is simple: 61 00:04:54,753 --> 00:04:58,298 that our leaders in Tallahassee will save this building 62 00:05:00,300 --> 00:05:05,138 and that next year, we will all be together here in Miami. 63 00:05:09,017 --> 00:05:12,437 A reminder, my mother and I will be hosting 64 00:05:12,437 --> 00:05:16,275 our seder for the climate-displaced right here in the temple, 65 00:05:16,275 --> 00:05:19,862 this week, for the fifth year in a row. 66 00:05:20,487 --> 00:05:21,905 All are invited. 67 00:05:21,905 --> 00:05:23,740 We close with words of peace. 68 00:05:26,535 --> 00:05:27,536 Please rise. 69 00:05:40,465 --> 00:05:42,342 You know, my father always said 70 00:05:42,342 --> 00:05:45,637 that Dr. Klubeck is the best podiatrist in southern Florida. 71 00:05:45,637 --> 00:05:46,555 He did. 72 00:05:46,555 --> 00:05:50,058 And Dahlia, I'm so grateful for your help with the tree planting. 73 00:05:50,058 --> 00:05:51,310 Well, listen, who wants to go? 74 00:05:51,310 --> 00:05:55,105 What, with all this rezoning nonsense, who can wait for them to sort it all out? 75 00:05:55,105 --> 00:05:56,190 Yeah. 76 00:05:56,190 --> 00:05:57,900 - Be well. - Hey, you too. 77 00:05:57,900 --> 00:05:59,943 - We'll miss you all. - All right. Thanks again. 78 00:06:00,444 --> 00:06:02,446 My family's never leaving, you know. 79 00:06:02,446 --> 00:06:06,283 We would come and hear you speak even if we had to tread water the entire time. 80 00:06:06,283 --> 00:06:08,327 That's a-- That's a comforting thought. 81 00:06:08,327 --> 00:06:10,204 It's very vivid. 82 00:06:11,079 --> 00:06:12,998 - Shabbat Shalom. - Shabbat Shalom. 83 00:06:13,665 --> 00:06:14,958 Oh, yeah. 84 00:06:19,296 --> 00:06:20,422 Thank you. 85 00:06:20,422 --> 00:06:22,549 Rabbi. Harris Goldblatt. 86 00:06:22,549 --> 00:06:23,967 Oh, yes, of course. 87 00:06:23,967 --> 00:06:25,844 - And Gabriela. - Gabriela, hello. 88 00:06:25,844 --> 00:06:27,429 - David's son. - Yes. 89 00:06:27,429 --> 00:06:29,139 And this is my daughter, Alana. 90 00:06:29,139 --> 00:06:32,643 Alana. Lovely to meet you. Welcome to Temple Israel. 91 00:06:32,643 --> 00:06:34,478 This is Sophie, my assistant. 92 00:06:34,478 --> 00:06:35,395 - Hi. Welcome. - Hi. 93 00:06:35,395 --> 00:06:37,356 Yeah, we felt like we needed something different. 94 00:06:37,356 --> 00:06:39,066 Shabbat Shalom, Rabbi. 95 00:06:39,066 --> 00:06:41,944 - Did I say that right? - Yep. Perfect, Gabriela. 96 00:06:41,944 --> 00:06:45,239 Do you think we'll all be here together next Passover? Really? 97 00:06:45,239 --> 00:06:46,532 Of course I do. 98 00:06:46,532 --> 00:06:48,283 Why? Do you not believe in science? 99 00:06:48,283 --> 00:06:51,411 Alana wants to talk to you about her bat mitzvah. 100 00:06:51,411 --> 00:06:53,872 She's been preparing over at Temple Emanu-El, but-- 101 00:06:53,872 --> 00:06:55,499 We're in the middle of a fucking apocalypse. 102 00:06:55,499 --> 00:06:57,668 - Does God really care about a bat mitzvah? - Alana. 103 00:06:57,668 --> 00:06:58,794 I care. 104 00:07:00,212 --> 00:07:01,839 I think God does too. 105 00:07:04,508 --> 00:07:05,968 They're waiting for you, Rabbi. 106 00:07:05,968 --> 00:07:07,052 Yes, of course. 107 00:07:07,052 --> 00:07:09,972 Sea level rise doesn't observe the Sabbath evidently. 108 00:07:09,972 --> 00:07:11,265 If you'll excuse me. 109 00:07:11,265 --> 00:07:12,975 Nice to meet you. Shabbat Shalom. 110 00:07:15,978 --> 00:07:18,063 Really, Alana? Really? 111 00:07:19,439 --> 00:07:21,191 If we have to take care of it, then we will. 112 00:07:21,191 --> 00:07:22,484 Absolutely. 113 00:07:23,694 --> 00:07:24,778 Sorry, sorry. 114 00:07:24,778 --> 00:07:26,947 I was just welcoming your son to the congregation. 115 00:07:26,947 --> 00:07:28,615 Did you meet our little Alana? 116 00:07:28,615 --> 00:07:31,118 - So serious, that one. - Yeah, I did. Yes. She is. 117 00:07:31,118 --> 00:07:34,580 I blame her mother. A difficult woman. She should have stayed in Israel. 118 00:07:35,163 --> 00:07:36,206 I warned Harris. 119 00:07:36,206 --> 00:07:37,666 I warned him not to marry her. 120 00:07:37,666 --> 00:07:42,045 Well, I think Alana misses those years she spent growing up in Haifa. 121 00:07:42,629 --> 00:07:46,300 You know, she told me she considers herself a citizen of the world. 122 00:07:46,800 --> 00:07:50,679 I find that very charming, you know. Very cosmopolitan. 123 00:07:50,679 --> 00:07:54,850 Yes. Well, what's not charming is the water in the sanctuary. 124 00:07:54,850 --> 00:07:56,935 - We gotta do something about that quickly... - Right. Right. 125 00:07:56,935 --> 00:07:58,687 ...or there's gonna be mildew, structural damage. 126 00:07:58,687 --> 00:08:00,355 - Well, I have two bids. - Yes. 127 00:08:00,355 --> 00:08:02,566 Did you go to Kustom like I suggested? 128 00:08:02,566 --> 00:08:05,027 Wagner and United. United did it the last time. 129 00:08:05,027 --> 00:08:07,279 - They said to install pumps permanently... - Who's-- 130 00:08:07,279 --> 00:08:09,865 - ...because there's gonna be a next time. - Who is cheapest? 131 00:08:09,865 --> 00:08:11,033 Just try Kustom. 132 00:08:11,033 --> 00:08:13,410 Just go to Kustom, like my husband said, 133 00:08:13,410 --> 00:08:15,412 and then we wouldn't be here having this discussion. 134 00:08:15,412 --> 00:08:17,539 - Go with Wagner. - Everything-- For Christ's sake. 135 00:08:17,539 --> 00:08:18,957 Pumps are expensive, 136 00:08:18,957 --> 00:08:21,126 and I don't think we need to be spending for the future. 137 00:08:21,126 --> 00:08:22,586 They said we could fix it with pumps. 138 00:08:22,586 --> 00:08:24,463 Look, I know we are low on funds. 139 00:08:24,463 --> 00:08:27,424 When people leave here, they take their contributions with them. 140 00:08:27,424 --> 00:08:29,760 But we still should be planning for the future. 141 00:08:29,760 --> 00:08:31,678 You know there's a future? You're sure? 142 00:08:31,678 --> 00:08:33,054 Have you heard anything? 143 00:08:34,640 --> 00:08:37,058 I have a good feeling about the presentation. 144 00:08:38,059 --> 00:08:39,394 Yeah, very positive. 145 00:08:40,229 --> 00:08:42,981 Temple Israel does so much for Miami. We deserve to be here. 146 00:08:42,981 --> 00:08:44,066 Well... 147 00:08:44,066 --> 00:08:46,193 - ...if we'd fixed it, it would be different. - Go with Wagner. 148 00:08:46,193 --> 00:08:48,237 - Try Kustom. - If you'd gone to Kustom... 149 00:09:06,839 --> 00:09:08,465 Excuse me, Rabbi? 150 00:09:09,675 --> 00:09:12,344 Alana. Where's your father? 151 00:09:12,344 --> 00:09:14,555 I told him I had an upset stomach. 152 00:09:14,555 --> 00:09:17,766 He's probably somewhere wondering if I have an eating disorder. 153 00:09:17,766 --> 00:09:19,726 - Do you? - Do you think God is watching us? 154 00:09:20,477 --> 00:09:21,728 Yes. 155 00:09:22,271 --> 00:09:25,399 Well, I mean, maybe not literally, 156 00:09:25,399 --> 00:09:27,025 but we have to watch each other too. 157 00:09:27,025 --> 00:09:29,403 Okay, sure. Not what I was asking. 158 00:09:29,403 --> 00:09:33,782 Do you think the flooding is punishment for our bad behavior? 159 00:09:35,242 --> 00:09:36,994 What sort of bad behavior do you mean? 160 00:09:36,994 --> 00:09:38,078 All of it. 161 00:09:38,078 --> 00:09:41,373 - Why else would God be doing this? - Doing what? 162 00:09:41,373 --> 00:09:45,919 The sea level rise, the droughts, the refugees, the diseases. 163 00:09:46,837 --> 00:09:49,131 He's angry. He has to be. 164 00:09:50,340 --> 00:09:54,219 If God made humans in his image, why do they suck? 165 00:09:54,219 --> 00:09:56,930 Or did we just evolve into sucking? 166 00:09:56,930 --> 00:10:00,517 Well, I think we all have the choice whether to suck or not. 167 00:10:02,227 --> 00:10:07,482 The Torah says that God is merciful and gracious, 168 00:10:07,482 --> 00:10:10,527 slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love. 169 00:10:10,527 --> 00:10:14,531 My mom got mad because Dad chose to start boning Gabriela, 170 00:10:14,531 --> 00:10:17,951 and so she OD'd on painkillers, and now she's in rehab. 171 00:10:18,952 --> 00:10:22,831 She's also addicted to those CRISPR hacks, her skin, her ass. 172 00:10:22,831 --> 00:10:24,374 Vanity is a deadly sin. 173 00:10:25,083 --> 00:10:28,170 Well, Jews don't actually have deadly sins. We just have sins. 174 00:10:30,506 --> 00:10:31,798 And we have forgiveness. 175 00:10:31,798 --> 00:10:33,967 My dad's developing Little Haiti, 176 00:10:33,967 --> 00:10:36,553 and now that the higher ground is more valuable, 177 00:10:36,553 --> 00:10:40,516 they're buying up all the apartments and selling them to millionaires. 178 00:10:40,516 --> 00:10:42,935 Will he be forgiven for all that-- 179 00:10:42,935 --> 00:10:44,144 Alana? 180 00:10:44,144 --> 00:10:47,564 There you are. I thought you said you were going to the bathroom. 181 00:10:47,564 --> 00:10:49,483 I lied. I learned that from you. 182 00:10:49,483 --> 00:10:50,776 Aren't you proud of me? 183 00:10:51,401 --> 00:10:53,737 I'm sorry. Alana's under a lot of stress right now. 184 00:10:53,737 --> 00:10:55,864 I was very much enjoying our conversation. 185 00:10:55,864 --> 00:10:58,825 You-- Feel free to come find me anytime you wanna talk. 186 00:10:58,825 --> 00:10:59,910 Alana. 187 00:11:06,083 --> 00:11:08,085 Did you use the klezmer music, 188 00:11:08,085 --> 00:11:10,087 or did you decide to go with Prince? 189 00:11:10,087 --> 00:11:12,756 No, Prince didn't really seem appropriate, Ma. 190 00:11:13,465 --> 00:11:15,676 Prince is always appropriate, Marshall. 191 00:11:15,676 --> 00:11:18,929 - Well... - "Soft and Wet"? "Purple Rain"? 192 00:11:18,929 --> 00:11:20,806 See, those aren't songs about climate, Mom. 193 00:11:20,806 --> 00:11:23,851 I went with the klezmer and some black-and-white photos. 194 00:11:23,851 --> 00:11:26,311 The sanctuary is a swimming pool. 195 00:11:26,311 --> 00:11:29,481 - Everyone's leaving. - Nuh-uh, no. Not everyone, Mom. 196 00:11:29,481 --> 00:11:32,234 And we need to be here for the ones who are staying. 197 00:11:32,234 --> 00:11:35,654 Not just the congregation either. We take care of the whole community. 198 00:11:36,363 --> 00:11:39,867 I would like to see you find someone to take care of you. 199 00:11:41,285 --> 00:11:44,872 Whatever happened to that Emily girl? I liked her very much. 200 00:11:44,872 --> 00:11:48,667 I think she moved to Alberta to live on a commune. 201 00:11:48,667 --> 00:11:51,253 A very warm smile from that one. 202 00:11:52,129 --> 00:11:57,342 - Maybe they need a rabbi in Alberta? - Mom, this is Miami. 203 00:11:57,342 --> 00:11:59,344 They're not just gonna let it disappear. 204 00:12:00,888 --> 00:12:04,683 Alpha, how many climate refugees will there be this year? 205 00:12:05,684 --> 00:12:10,480 Estimates suggest there will be 23 million climate refugees in 2047. 206 00:12:11,064 --> 00:12:13,108 What is the population of Miami, Alpha? 207 00:12:13,984 --> 00:12:19,323 {\an8}The population of Miami is 803,935. 208 00:12:19,323 --> 00:12:21,950 And how many do you think are worth saving? 209 00:12:23,202 --> 00:12:25,787 That is not a calculation I am equipped to make. 210 00:12:31,627 --> 00:12:33,295 - Can I come in? - I'm naked. 211 00:12:34,129 --> 00:12:35,547 I just wanted to say good night. 212 00:12:36,131 --> 00:12:38,759 Thanks, Dad. That fixes everything. 213 00:12:51,522 --> 00:12:54,858 The bid from Kustom came in, and it's definitely the lowest. 214 00:12:54,858 --> 00:12:59,196 And David Goldblatt called to ask about the zoning decision. 215 00:12:59,196 --> 00:13:00,614 Yeah, have we heard anything? 216 00:13:00,614 --> 00:13:02,574 Wasn't the state supposed to let us know this week? 217 00:13:02,574 --> 00:13:06,370 Well, they just announced that they're saving First Baptist, 218 00:13:06,370 --> 00:13:11,333 the Fontainebleau Hotel and the dog track at Hialeah so far. 219 00:13:11,959 --> 00:13:13,627 More announcements to come. 220 00:13:14,127 --> 00:13:17,005 - Mr. Zucker? - Sophie, the nurse is here. 221 00:13:17,005 --> 00:13:18,715 - Dr. Shah will see you now. - Talk later. 222 00:13:21,844 --> 00:13:25,222 So, there's that old Clash song, "Should I Stay or Should I Go." 223 00:13:26,056 --> 00:13:27,224 You know the song? 224 00:13:27,850 --> 00:13:32,896 Darling, you got to let me know Should I stay or should I go? 225 00:13:32,896 --> 00:13:35,357 If you say that you are mine 226 00:13:35,357 --> 00:13:37,484 Yeah, Doc, maybe that's before my time. 227 00:13:38,193 --> 00:13:40,696 The point is, risk factors are mounting. 228 00:13:40,696 --> 00:13:43,073 Summer's approaching. Mosquito season. 229 00:13:43,073 --> 00:13:45,075 Extreme heat days are stressors for the brain. 230 00:13:45,075 --> 00:13:48,120 And with her history, Miami is dangerous to her health. 231 00:13:48,120 --> 00:13:49,872 But everywhere is dangerous. Come on. 232 00:13:49,872 --> 00:13:53,625 We are hearing that hurricane season this year is gonna be the worst one yet. 233 00:13:53,625 --> 00:13:55,836 The moon is wobbling like nobody's business. 234 00:13:55,836 --> 00:13:58,547 Wobbling. The moon's been wobbling since the beginning of time. 235 00:13:58,547 --> 00:14:00,132 - It wobbles. - It's worse now. 236 00:14:00,132 --> 00:14:03,969 - Yeah, can't-- Hey. - I assume the doctor told you? 237 00:14:03,969 --> 00:14:07,723 Yeah. Yeah, he did, Ma. You sure this is what you want? 238 00:14:07,723 --> 00:14:09,183 Want? 239 00:14:09,183 --> 00:14:12,060 The world is no longer interested in what I want. 240 00:14:12,561 --> 00:14:14,563 The world is in it for itself. 241 00:14:14,563 --> 00:14:15,981 You love it here. 242 00:14:15,981 --> 00:14:19,067 You love the mah-jongg, the soft-shell crab. 243 00:14:19,067 --> 00:14:21,695 They are making those in Duluth now, out of cauliflower. 244 00:14:21,695 --> 00:14:22,779 Thank you, Doctor. 245 00:14:22,779 --> 00:14:26,158 - You love Dr. Shah too. Dr. Shah is here. - I'm moving to Milwaukee actually. 246 00:14:26,158 --> 00:14:28,076 I took the relo deal. 247 00:14:28,076 --> 00:14:30,829 Not bad. I can share the details, if you like. 248 00:14:30,829 --> 00:14:32,789 They threw in an assault rifle as an incentive. 249 00:14:32,789 --> 00:14:35,250 No. See, my-- You don't want to move anywhere 250 00:14:35,250 --> 00:14:39,046 - that's throwing in an assault rifle as-- - All my friends are taking the relo deals, 251 00:14:39,046 --> 00:14:42,883 either in Milwaukee or Duluth. Or the cemetery. 252 00:14:43,550 --> 00:14:45,969 Your mother said she has a sister in Chicago. 253 00:14:45,969 --> 00:14:47,179 Thought you hated your sister. 254 00:14:47,179 --> 00:14:52,392 It's too hot out to hate people these days, Marshall. 255 00:14:53,310 --> 00:14:58,232 It's better to be on the first boat out of town than the one that never left. 256 00:15:02,569 --> 00:15:06,740 - You want me to come with you? - Oh, sweetheart. You can't do that. 257 00:15:06,740 --> 00:15:09,826 People need you here. They love you. 258 00:15:10,744 --> 00:15:12,829 What is that you always say? 259 00:15:12,829 --> 00:15:16,667 - "Comfort the afflicted and"-- - "And afflict the comfortable." Yes. 260 00:15:16,667 --> 00:15:18,168 Right. 261 00:15:18,168 --> 00:15:20,671 A spiritual first responder, 262 00:15:20,671 --> 00:15:25,050 saving people from drowning in confusion and despair. 263 00:15:27,636 --> 00:15:30,264 You left Israel to take care of me. 264 00:15:30,264 --> 00:15:33,100 Maybe me leaving Miami now... 265 00:15:34,893 --> 00:15:37,479 is my way of taking care of you. 266 00:15:43,527 --> 00:15:45,654 June 17th, 2047. 267 00:15:46,238 --> 00:15:49,199 The forecast for Miami today is partly cloudy 268 00:15:49,199 --> 00:15:52,578 with a high of 93 degrees and 70% humidity. 269 00:15:53,245 --> 00:15:56,748 Be advised, the following areas are closed due to flooding: 270 00:15:56,748 --> 00:15:59,084 Ocean Drive south of 5th Street, 271 00:15:59,084 --> 00:16:02,421 Coral Way between 22nd and I-95. 272 00:16:02,421 --> 00:16:05,841 South Beach and Virginia Key remain closed. 273 00:16:08,594 --> 00:16:11,972 I guess I need a new date for my bat mitzvah. 274 00:16:11,972 --> 00:16:15,684 Some kid named Max Borenstein has my date here, 275 00:16:15,684 --> 00:16:19,521 and I already learned the portion for that day. The story of Noah. 276 00:16:19,521 --> 00:16:22,274 Yes, yes. I have been working with Max on that one. 277 00:16:22,274 --> 00:16:23,984 The story of Noah and the covenant. 278 00:16:23,984 --> 00:16:27,446 - I'm a big fan. - Yeah, it's a beautiful story of renewal. 279 00:16:27,446 --> 00:16:30,365 That's one way to look at it. 280 00:16:30,949 --> 00:16:33,994 Would Max consider moving to another date? 281 00:16:33,994 --> 00:16:37,331 I could probably get my father to pay him to swap 282 00:16:37,331 --> 00:16:40,959 if I promise to stop hiding Gabriela's birth control. 283 00:16:40,959 --> 00:16:43,670 How would you feel if I agreed to that? 284 00:16:44,880 --> 00:16:46,256 How would you feel? 285 00:16:54,556 --> 00:16:57,768 Why don't we find you a new date... 286 00:16:58,852 --> 00:17:00,270 and a new portion of the Torah? 287 00:17:02,272 --> 00:17:06,944 Something a little bit later in Genesis, I think. 288 00:17:06,944 --> 00:17:08,153 What's it about? 289 00:17:10,239 --> 00:17:15,452 It deals with a time of great corruption and justice, 290 00:17:16,036 --> 00:17:19,540 with having the punishment for evildoing fit the crime. 291 00:17:19,540 --> 00:17:21,875 What we call "middah keneged middah." 292 00:17:23,126 --> 00:17:26,964 I actually had the same portion for my bar mitzvah, believe it or not. 293 00:17:26,964 --> 00:17:28,590 Nobody has this one? 294 00:17:28,590 --> 00:17:31,760 Apparently, the Gorins are taking a relo deal and moving to Winnipeg, 295 00:17:31,760 --> 00:17:35,222 so it leaves the date open for you, if you want it. 296 00:17:44,940 --> 00:17:47,818 It's here, Rabbi, from the state. 297 00:17:49,111 --> 00:17:51,989 Well, Alana, why don't you take a look and see if it speaks to you? 298 00:17:51,989 --> 00:17:53,240 - Sophie, if you could... - Yeah. 299 00:17:53,240 --> 00:17:54,324 - Come on, dear. - Hi. 300 00:17:55,325 --> 00:17:57,286 That is a wonderful... 301 00:17:58,537 --> 00:18:00,831 That's a very, very special portion. 302 00:18:00,831 --> 00:18:02,708 You know, it was the rabbi's... 303 00:18:10,883 --> 00:18:13,760 Rabbi Zucker, we regret to inform you 304 00:18:13,760 --> 00:18:17,639 that Temple Israel is not currently a candidate for preservation 305 00:18:17,639 --> 00:18:20,809 by the Florida State Department of Sea Level Mitigation. 306 00:18:21,518 --> 00:18:23,770 If you believe this ruling has been made in error-- 307 00:18:32,571 --> 00:18:33,572 Damn it. 308 00:18:36,909 --> 00:18:39,578 Excuse me. I didn't know anyone was in here. 309 00:18:41,622 --> 00:18:44,374 - And you are? - Julia. The plumber. 310 00:18:44,374 --> 00:18:46,168 Marshall. The rabbi. 311 00:18:46,168 --> 00:18:49,505 Really? I never met an actual rabbi before. 312 00:18:50,339 --> 00:18:52,799 I didn't mean to interrupt your talking to God. 313 00:18:52,799 --> 00:18:56,136 No, God could have chosen a better rabbi for you to start with. 314 00:18:57,304 --> 00:18:59,431 Well, I wonder if God knows 315 00:18:59,431 --> 00:19:01,683 where I should put the moisture sensor for the pumps. 316 00:19:03,936 --> 00:19:05,229 Maybe in that closet up there? 317 00:19:06,605 --> 00:19:08,398 That's where we keep the Torah. 318 00:19:08,398 --> 00:19:11,401 If it touches the ground, I'd have to fast for 40 days, 319 00:19:11,401 --> 00:19:13,862 so it's not actually a closet. 320 00:19:15,697 --> 00:19:16,698 Can I see it? 321 00:19:23,872 --> 00:19:27,084 This Torah was in a fire in Israel. 322 00:19:28,669 --> 00:19:30,587 Forest fire near a refugee camp. 323 00:19:31,755 --> 00:19:33,757 It was given to me on the day I became a rabbi. 324 00:19:35,843 --> 00:19:37,135 What does it say? 325 00:19:39,513 --> 00:19:43,976 It tells you everything you need to know to live a righteous, fulfilling life. 326 00:19:47,771 --> 00:19:49,022 So, are you? 327 00:19:50,482 --> 00:19:51,483 What? 328 00:19:52,401 --> 00:19:53,402 Fulfilled. 329 00:19:59,992 --> 00:20:03,829 Let us all dip the parsley in salt water twice. 330 00:20:05,080 --> 00:20:07,875 Hard to forget the ocean. We're the ones getting dipped. 331 00:20:07,875 --> 00:20:09,793 Four days this week. 332 00:20:09,793 --> 00:20:11,378 There's another question. 333 00:20:13,338 --> 00:20:15,382 - I thought there were three. - Yeah. 334 00:20:15,382 --> 00:20:16,967 The book says there's four. 335 00:20:16,967 --> 00:20:19,261 That's why they call them the four questions, Gabriela. 336 00:20:19,261 --> 00:20:21,138 Don't be a jerk, Dad. 337 00:20:21,138 --> 00:20:23,682 He was not being a jerk. He was teaching her. 338 00:20:23,682 --> 00:20:27,102 When you use someone's name in every sentence, Mom, 339 00:20:27,102 --> 00:20:29,438 then, Mom, you're being a jerk. 340 00:20:33,233 --> 00:20:35,485 Let's hear the fourth question, Alana. I'm listening. 341 00:20:35,485 --> 00:20:38,780 "On all other nights, we eat our meals in any manner. 342 00:20:38,780 --> 00:20:43,243 Why, on this night, do we sit around the table in a reclining position?" 343 00:20:45,329 --> 00:20:46,955 Do you wanna take that one? 344 00:20:46,955 --> 00:20:48,290 Oh, yeah. 345 00:20:49,166 --> 00:20:51,168 "This question goes back to ancient Rome, 346 00:20:51,168 --> 00:20:53,337 when it was the custom for rich people to eat 347 00:20:53,337 --> 00:20:55,589 while lying on a couch, leaning on one elbow 348 00:20:55,589 --> 00:20:57,758 as slaves and servants fed them. 349 00:20:57,758 --> 00:21:00,260 Our people thought of this relaxed type of eating 350 00:21:00,260 --> 00:21:02,763 as a sign of freedom and prosperity, 351 00:21:02,763 --> 00:21:05,098 so we lean to one side, eating at the seder 352 00:21:05,098 --> 00:21:08,977 as a reminder of how it was when our people longed for freedom." 353 00:21:08,977 --> 00:21:10,646 I refuse to recline. 354 00:21:10,646 --> 00:21:12,314 Why is that, honey? What? 355 00:21:12,314 --> 00:21:15,692 Because there are many people right here in Miami 356 00:21:15,692 --> 00:21:20,239 that are working for wages that keep them below the poverty level 357 00:21:20,239 --> 00:21:22,574 so other people can play golf. 358 00:21:22,574 --> 00:21:24,868 And other people work their asses off 359 00:21:24,868 --> 00:21:29,331 to provide for their daughters and parents and ex-wives 360 00:21:29,331 --> 00:21:33,752 and yet, are made to feel bad about it in their own homes night after night 361 00:21:33,752 --> 00:21:38,257 for simply having the unmitigated gall to succeed in life. 362 00:21:38,257 --> 00:21:39,883 I have another question. 363 00:21:39,883 --> 00:21:43,971 There are only four questions. You nailed 'em. Now we eat. 364 00:21:44,763 --> 00:21:47,015 I will ask my question. 365 00:21:50,853 --> 00:21:52,980 Why is God doing this to us? 366 00:21:52,980 --> 00:21:54,648 That is my question. 367 00:21:55,148 --> 00:21:57,860 Doing what? What-- What is God doing? 368 00:21:57,860 --> 00:21:59,361 Are you kidding me, Dad? 369 00:22:00,612 --> 00:22:04,032 Do you even see what's happening around you? 370 00:22:05,993 --> 00:22:06,994 Do-- 371 00:22:08,078 --> 00:22:09,997 - Oh, sweetheart. - Alana. 372 00:22:10,873 --> 00:22:13,125 - Alana, honey. - No, no, no. Just sit. 373 00:22:13,125 --> 00:22:14,585 Alana. 374 00:22:14,585 --> 00:22:16,879 I love what you said about the people in Miami. 375 00:22:16,879 --> 00:22:18,380 - I love your empathy. - What? 376 00:22:18,380 --> 00:22:20,215 Aren't you glad you had a son? 377 00:22:20,757 --> 00:22:21,758 Yeah. 378 00:22:28,348 --> 00:22:30,434 Let's all refill our cups. 379 00:22:30,434 --> 00:22:32,060 May I have your glass, Rabbi? 380 00:22:33,103 --> 00:22:34,313 There you go. 381 00:22:36,148 --> 00:22:37,191 Isabel? 382 00:22:38,400 --> 00:22:40,527 Get to the part about the plagues, Marshall. 383 00:22:40,527 --> 00:22:44,781 I love that part. God frees the slaves in the end. 384 00:22:45,365 --> 00:22:48,493 Although, he does seem to take his sweet time about it. 385 00:22:53,665 --> 00:22:57,961 As we rejoice at our deliverance from slavery, 386 00:22:59,296 --> 00:23:01,548 we acknowledge that our freedom was hard-earned 387 00:23:02,299 --> 00:23:04,593 and that it can be taken away at any time. 388 00:23:06,345 --> 00:23:10,265 So, let's appreciate this time we have together. 389 00:23:10,265 --> 00:23:11,934 It could be our last. 390 00:23:13,060 --> 00:23:15,229 Glad the homeless get to hear that. Jesus. 391 00:23:15,229 --> 00:23:17,439 Sophie. Sophie. 392 00:23:18,649 --> 00:23:23,195 We pour out a drop of wine for each of the plagues as we recite them. 393 00:23:23,779 --> 00:23:26,657 Blood. Frogs. 394 00:23:27,324 --> 00:23:29,993 Lice. Beasts. 395 00:23:30,827 --> 00:23:33,455 Pestilence, boils, hail, 396 00:23:34,039 --> 00:23:36,875 locusts, darkness, death of the firstborn. 397 00:23:36,875 --> 00:23:40,546 Lice and locusts, they seem like they can be combined, right? 398 00:23:40,546 --> 00:23:41,630 Get it down to nine? 399 00:23:41,630 --> 00:23:44,258 Passover doesn't have a suggestion box. 400 00:23:44,258 --> 00:23:46,969 You know what? This year I would like to add. 401 00:23:46,969 --> 00:23:50,138 Corrupt government, wobbling moons, 402 00:23:50,138 --> 00:23:53,141 extreme heat, rising sea levels. 403 00:23:53,141 --> 00:23:55,018 - Amen! - Amen. 404 00:23:55,978 --> 00:23:58,146 You know, there is an appeals process, Rabbi. 405 00:23:58,730 --> 00:23:59,731 So there's hope? 406 00:24:00,232 --> 00:24:03,068 We got out of Egypt. There's always hope. 407 00:24:19,501 --> 00:24:21,170 Your father is fondly remembered 408 00:24:21,170 --> 00:24:23,839 for the donation that made that window possible. 409 00:24:25,799 --> 00:24:27,801 Yeah, he loved this temple. 410 00:24:28,427 --> 00:24:30,846 He would have done anything to save it. 411 00:24:31,471 --> 00:24:32,890 My family's the same way. 412 00:24:33,515 --> 00:24:36,810 We have all benefited from the largesse of the Goldblatts. 413 00:24:36,810 --> 00:24:39,271 I remember when you appeared before the board. 414 00:24:40,230 --> 00:24:43,358 I was doubtful, but your father reassured me. 415 00:24:44,026 --> 00:24:47,070 No, no, don't get me wrong. I'm glad we hired you. 416 00:24:47,070 --> 00:24:50,741 Although, it sounds like you shit the bed on the presentation. 417 00:24:52,075 --> 00:24:55,245 I am preparing an appeal. Frontline leaders... 418 00:24:55,245 --> 00:24:58,457 - Appeal? Look at you. - ...from all the faith communities-- 419 00:24:58,457 --> 00:25:00,417 What, I shouldn't appeal? 420 00:25:00,417 --> 00:25:03,212 Do you know why the Fontainebleau is being saved? 421 00:25:03,212 --> 00:25:04,671 Or the racetrack? 422 00:25:05,297 --> 00:25:08,008 Or your pal the Reverend McGhee's house of worship? 423 00:25:08,008 --> 00:25:10,677 Or any of those places over on Biscayne Boulevard? 424 00:25:10,677 --> 00:25:11,929 Do you know why? 425 00:25:13,138 --> 00:25:17,059 This is Florida, Rabbi. This is not heaven. 426 00:25:17,809 --> 00:25:20,854 To keep your feet dry, you gotta grease some palms. 427 00:25:22,898 --> 00:25:24,650 I don't know what you're suggesting. 428 00:25:24,650 --> 00:25:26,735 What I'm suggesting is that you call my son. 429 00:25:28,111 --> 00:25:30,656 Because he makes things happen, okay? 430 00:25:31,698 --> 00:25:33,867 - Are-- - Harris is a good boy, Rabbi. 431 00:25:35,077 --> 00:25:36,119 He won't steer you wrong. 432 00:25:38,038 --> 00:25:39,206 Okay. 433 00:25:43,210 --> 00:25:45,921 She said, "Why is God doing this to us"? 434 00:25:45,921 --> 00:25:51,426 Yeah, and then she ran off to her room and listened to the weather report. 435 00:25:52,094 --> 00:25:53,470 Why is God doing what? 436 00:25:53,470 --> 00:25:56,390 She wasn't clear exactly, 437 00:25:56,390 --> 00:25:58,809 but the overall impression is that it wasn't good. 438 00:25:59,393 --> 00:26:04,064 That God has an issue with us. Me, in particular. 439 00:26:04,064 --> 00:26:05,315 It's just a question. 440 00:26:05,315 --> 00:26:08,068 You said questions were good, right? 441 00:26:08,068 --> 00:26:10,279 Yes, but they have to be the right question. 442 00:26:13,365 --> 00:26:15,951 Can you give me a moment with the rabbi, sweetie? 443 00:26:16,660 --> 00:26:18,078 Yeah. Of course. 444 00:26:25,794 --> 00:26:27,004 How-- 445 00:26:27,004 --> 00:26:28,505 Here, let me walk you out. 446 00:26:33,302 --> 00:26:34,595 How can I help you? 447 00:26:38,015 --> 00:26:40,976 Actually, Rabbi, my father says it's me that can help you. 448 00:26:42,769 --> 00:26:45,981 These politicians. 449 00:26:47,107 --> 00:26:48,442 Filthy business. 450 00:26:48,442 --> 00:26:51,945 Nothing you would ever want to be involved in. Trust me. 451 00:26:54,114 --> 00:26:55,908 I prefer my work here. 452 00:26:56,408 --> 00:26:58,619 No, of course, and you're great at it. 453 00:26:59,244 --> 00:27:02,539 I know Alana is already benefiting from your attention, 454 00:27:02,539 --> 00:27:04,166 and she can be difficult. 455 00:27:04,166 --> 00:27:07,002 Well, I mean, we all were at that age. 456 00:27:07,002 --> 00:27:10,964 And we all appreciate the work you do here in the community. 457 00:27:11,465 --> 00:27:15,427 I mean, you're a real humanitarian. A "mensch," as my father would say. 458 00:27:16,261 --> 00:27:19,556 "Mensch." That's the highest praise. 459 00:27:19,556 --> 00:27:23,310 Nobody wins from having the temple sink beneath the waves, Rabbi. 460 00:27:24,811 --> 00:27:26,063 Nobody. 461 00:27:27,314 --> 00:27:30,400 I think we can agree on that. Am I right? 462 00:27:35,364 --> 00:27:36,365 Nobody. 463 00:27:38,367 --> 00:27:39,368 Good. 464 00:27:55,133 --> 00:27:56,301 What part are you doing? 465 00:27:56,802 --> 00:27:58,220 Sodom and Gomorrah. 466 00:27:58,804 --> 00:28:00,013 What happens in that one? 467 00:28:00,013 --> 00:28:04,935 God burns both cities to the ground. It's a total wipeout. 468 00:28:04,935 --> 00:28:08,397 He saves a guy named Lot but turns his wife into a pillar of salt 469 00:28:08,397 --> 00:28:11,525 because she maybe forgot something at home. 470 00:28:11,525 --> 00:28:12,943 Harsh. 471 00:28:12,943 --> 00:28:15,946 - I'm Max, by the way. What's your name? - Alana. 472 00:28:18,407 --> 00:28:21,743 So, you have Noah and the covenant, right? 473 00:28:24,538 --> 00:28:26,540 "I have set my rainbow in the clouds, 474 00:28:26,540 --> 00:28:30,085 and it will be the sign of the covenant between me and the Earth." 475 00:28:30,085 --> 00:28:31,211 Really? 476 00:28:31,211 --> 00:28:35,132 It doesn't say anything about the red algae bloom in Tampa this year, 477 00:28:35,132 --> 00:28:37,926 or reef bleaching in Biscayne Bay? 478 00:28:39,178 --> 00:28:41,597 My dad's snorkeling business shut down last year. 479 00:28:42,598 --> 00:28:43,974 Reefs are all dead. 480 00:28:45,726 --> 00:28:48,020 You should come to my bat mitzvah. 481 00:28:48,020 --> 00:28:51,815 I plan on doing a deep dive into the transgression of humanity 482 00:28:51,815 --> 00:28:53,400 and divine retribution. 483 00:28:53,984 --> 00:28:56,195 I think you might find it interesting. 484 00:28:56,195 --> 00:28:58,655 Thanks. I don't get a lot of invitations. 485 00:28:59,448 --> 00:29:00,741 Alana Goldblatt. 486 00:29:02,367 --> 00:29:03,660 Look at the temperature. 487 00:29:03,660 --> 00:29:08,290 It's not even the middle of the century, and we're already past 1.8 degrees. 488 00:29:08,290 --> 00:29:12,878 Hurricane season used to start in August. Now it starts in April. 489 00:29:12,878 --> 00:29:16,673 And the Thwaites Glacier in Antarctica, if God breaks that off... 490 00:29:16,673 --> 00:29:20,010 - Okay, okay. So-- And God is doing that? - ...the sea level will be going up-- 491 00:29:21,220 --> 00:29:23,180 Isn't it God's ice shelf? 492 00:29:24,723 --> 00:29:29,394 Okay, so, is your question, "Why is God doing this?" 493 00:29:30,812 --> 00:29:35,400 Or-- Or, is it, "Why isn't God stopping this?" 494 00:29:37,653 --> 00:29:41,240 But maybe the better question is, "Why aren't we stopping it?" 495 00:29:41,990 --> 00:29:44,451 Right? Yes, maybe it's our glacier too. 496 00:29:47,204 --> 00:29:50,457 Okay. Do you have an answer for that? 497 00:29:59,466 --> 00:30:01,969 The sage Alana Goldblatt once said, 498 00:30:03,804 --> 00:30:06,014 "Maybe it's because humans suck." 499 00:30:12,729 --> 00:30:15,399 Leave the linen blouses. It's freezing in Chicago. 500 00:30:15,941 --> 00:30:17,150 Just the cashmere. 501 00:30:17,150 --> 00:30:20,237 Okay. You know, it does get warm in Chicago, Ma. 502 00:30:20,237 --> 00:30:21,697 You might want the linen. 503 00:30:22,197 --> 00:30:23,532 I'm gonna miss it here. 504 00:30:24,324 --> 00:30:25,826 Yeah. Here's gonna miss you. 505 00:30:26,743 --> 00:30:30,706 Not much left on the new map other than Little Haiti. 506 00:30:32,541 --> 00:30:34,710 Wish they could move the synagogue there. 507 00:30:36,128 --> 00:30:39,715 Well, I actually have reason to believe 508 00:30:39,715 --> 00:30:42,551 that the temple will be zoned for preservation. 509 00:30:43,177 --> 00:30:45,220 Temple Israel will endure. 510 00:30:46,597 --> 00:30:47,681 You're getting some linen. 511 00:30:49,266 --> 00:30:51,977 I'm sure you would do anything to save that place. 512 00:30:55,439 --> 00:30:56,565 When do you find out? 513 00:30:58,567 --> 00:30:59,985 Should be any day now. 514 00:31:04,573 --> 00:31:09,119 Alpha, what is the penalty for conspiracy to commit bribery 515 00:31:09,119 --> 00:31:11,622 of a public official in the state of Florida? 516 00:31:12,164 --> 00:31:14,958 Bribery is a second-degree felony, 517 00:31:14,958 --> 00:31:17,920 which is punishable by up to 15 years in prison 518 00:31:17,920 --> 00:31:20,339 and a $20,000 fine. 519 00:31:20,339 --> 00:31:23,634 It is ranked level seven out of ten under Florida criminal punishment... 520 00:31:23,634 --> 00:31:25,302 The world is in it for itself. 521 00:31:25,302 --> 00:31:27,804 Do you think we'll all be here together next Passover? 522 00:31:27,804 --> 00:31:29,556 They said to install pumps permanently... 523 00:31:29,556 --> 00:31:31,767 I'm sure you would do anything to save that place. 524 00:31:31,767 --> 00:31:33,352 There's gonna be a next time. 525 00:31:33,352 --> 00:31:35,521 It sounds like you shit the bed on the presentation. 526 00:31:35,521 --> 00:31:37,356 - Go with Wagner. - Actually, Rabbi, 527 00:31:37,356 --> 00:31:39,274 - it's me that can help you. - Pumps are pricey. 528 00:31:39,274 --> 00:31:40,359 This is Florida. 529 00:31:40,359 --> 00:31:43,070 To keep your feet dry, you gotta grease some palms. 530 00:32:01,129 --> 00:32:06,009 I'm singin' in the rain 531 00:32:06,635 --> 00:32:11,098 Just singin' in the rain 532 00:32:11,098 --> 00:32:15,018 What a glorious feeling 533 00:32:15,018 --> 00:32:18,730 I'm happy again 534 00:32:19,523 --> 00:32:26,238 I'm laughing at clouds So dark up above 535 00:32:26,905 --> 00:32:32,911 The sun's in my heart And I'm ready for love 536 00:32:32,911 --> 00:32:36,540 Let the stormy clouds chase 537 00:32:36,540 --> 00:32:39,585 Everyone from the place 538 00:32:40,919 --> 00:32:46,925 Come on with the rain I've a smile on my face 539 00:32:46,925 --> 00:32:53,599 I walk down the lane With a happy refrain 540 00:32:53,599 --> 00:32:58,562 Just singin' Singin' in the rain 541 00:33:24,254 --> 00:33:25,839 Hello, Rabbi Zucker. 542 00:33:25,839 --> 00:33:29,510 The Department of Sea Level Mitigation had a chance to reevaluate 543 00:33:29,510 --> 00:33:32,596 Temple Israel's application for preservation, 544 00:33:32,596 --> 00:33:34,014 and we have some good news. 545 00:33:37,643 --> 00:33:42,314 It is tempting on days like today, in times like these, 546 00:33:42,856 --> 00:33:45,984 to contemplate the idea of the chosen people. 547 00:33:48,362 --> 00:33:49,738 Chosen for what? 548 00:33:51,949 --> 00:33:53,116 Chosen... 549 00:33:54,743 --> 00:33:56,161 to survive. 550 00:33:57,621 --> 00:34:02,960 I am pleased to announce, our temple will not be destroyed. 551 00:34:03,544 --> 00:34:05,587 We praise the Lord 552 00:34:05,587 --> 00:34:08,172 for preserving our spiritual home, 553 00:34:08,172 --> 00:34:10,759 and we accept the responsibility that comes with it. 554 00:34:10,759 --> 00:34:17,766 And we thank our leaders in Tallahassee for this blessing. 555 00:34:22,728 --> 00:34:24,565 NoYeFe-47. 556 00:34:24,565 --> 00:34:27,943 I encourage anybody who is yet to get their vaccine to do so, 557 00:34:27,943 --> 00:34:32,072 and report standing water to the mosquito eradication centers. 558 00:34:32,072 --> 00:34:33,407 - Rabbi? - Yeah? 559 00:34:33,407 --> 00:34:38,370 Did the Lord really save this temple or is it the work of a man? A certain man? 560 00:34:38,370 --> 00:34:41,164 - Why would-- - You feed us one day and fuck us the next? 561 00:34:41,164 --> 00:34:44,208 - Excuse me? - Shame on you, Rabbi. 562 00:34:44,208 --> 00:34:46,837 - I don't know-- I don't-- I-- - We trusted you! All of us! 563 00:34:46,837 --> 00:34:48,589 You all deserve what's coming! 564 00:34:48,589 --> 00:34:51,507 - Wait. Wait, what-- What-- - Hey, hey, you know what's coming? 565 00:34:51,507 --> 00:34:54,261 Social services to haul your ass away! 566 00:34:55,596 --> 00:34:57,264 Mr. Goldblatt, are you okay? 567 00:34:57,264 --> 00:34:58,932 - What? - Nasty mosquito bite. 568 00:34:59,808 --> 00:35:03,604 No, no, no, it's a cyst. I get 'em all the time. Yeah. 569 00:35:04,396 --> 00:35:07,900 My son wants to speak with you. Okay? 570 00:35:07,900 --> 00:35:09,318 Yeah. 571 00:35:13,697 --> 00:35:15,365 What did you get me into? 572 00:35:16,033 --> 00:35:20,329 For someone to win, someone has to lose. I think it says that in the Torah. 573 00:35:20,329 --> 00:35:22,831 No, that's basketball, not Torah. 574 00:35:24,082 --> 00:35:26,960 For what it's worth, I didn't know keeping the synagogue 575 00:35:26,960 --> 00:35:28,712 meant giving up the homeless center, 576 00:35:29,296 --> 00:35:31,924 but the state can't save everything, Rabbi. 577 00:35:31,924 --> 00:35:34,843 Only God can do that, from what I understand. 578 00:35:36,053 --> 00:35:38,472 Where are all of those people supposed to go? 579 00:35:38,472 --> 00:35:39,890 Not to be a dick, Rabbi, 580 00:35:39,890 --> 00:35:42,851 but, technically speaking, they already were homeless. 581 00:35:42,851 --> 00:35:44,311 Can't they be that anywhere? 582 00:35:45,562 --> 00:35:48,232 We won, Rabbi. Focus on that. 583 00:35:48,857 --> 00:35:51,527 Think of all the good you can do now that we're safe. 584 00:35:59,743 --> 00:36:04,373 Alpha, please bring up all available content for Marshall Zucker. 585 00:36:04,998 --> 00:36:10,045 Social media, published articles, interviews, purchases? 586 00:36:10,546 --> 00:36:11,547 All of it. 587 00:36:12,506 --> 00:36:16,218 From Alpha social, July 17th, 2037. 588 00:36:17,469 --> 00:36:19,721 We live in a time of crisis. 589 00:36:20,806 --> 00:36:21,890 Not far from here, 590 00:36:22,850 --> 00:36:26,395 environmentally displaced people are in need of food and water. 591 00:36:27,646 --> 00:36:28,814 And rest assured... 592 00:36:38,740 --> 00:36:41,243 - Go away. - It's like Elie Wiesel said, 593 00:36:41,243 --> 00:36:44,454 - It's your grandfather, sweetie. - "We must take sides. 594 00:36:45,497 --> 00:36:46,498 He's dead. 595 00:36:47,708 --> 00:36:51,211 Neutrality helps the oppressor, never the victim." 596 00:37:02,806 --> 00:37:07,436 He said it was a sebaceous cyst. Who dies of a sebaceous cyst? 597 00:37:08,103 --> 00:37:10,647 Mom, the doctor said it was a mosquito bite. 598 00:37:10,647 --> 00:37:14,651 - A mosquito bite. - What happens next, Rabbi? 599 00:37:15,444 --> 00:37:18,197 Pestilence. Floods. Heat. 600 00:37:19,114 --> 00:37:22,743 Fires all over Georgia. Famine in Latin America. 601 00:37:22,743 --> 00:37:24,828 Wars in Indonesia. 602 00:37:25,579 --> 00:37:27,998 Do you still don't think God is trying to get our attention? 603 00:37:28,582 --> 00:37:32,377 God should always have our attention. In good times, in bad. 604 00:37:33,086 --> 00:37:36,048 The closer we are to the Lord, the closer the Lord is to us. 605 00:37:36,882 --> 00:37:38,133 That's how love works. 606 00:37:38,133 --> 00:37:42,638 But Alana is right, Rabbi. What is happening to our world? 607 00:37:45,599 --> 00:37:46,600 Well... 608 00:37:49,311 --> 00:37:51,313 - a man has died. - Yes. 609 00:37:51,313 --> 00:37:52,981 A powerful man. 610 00:37:53,565 --> 00:37:55,442 - Powerful. - A man who-- 611 00:37:56,860 --> 00:37:58,403 who made a difference in the world. 612 00:37:58,403 --> 00:37:59,446 Well... 613 00:38:00,989 --> 00:38:02,950 But we all will die. 614 00:38:04,243 --> 00:38:06,411 It's not the tragedy of life, just the end. 615 00:38:10,165 --> 00:38:11,959 To be precious, it must end. 616 00:38:16,630 --> 00:38:19,800 All I can tell you is that... 617 00:38:21,426 --> 00:38:26,306 sometimes faith means that we must move forward without an answer, 618 00:38:28,016 --> 00:38:31,144 armed only with the knowledge that an answer will come. 619 00:38:32,437 --> 00:38:33,438 In time. 620 00:38:34,857 --> 00:38:36,525 - Can I help you? - Stand back. 621 00:38:36,525 --> 00:38:38,569 - Do you understand anything? - We're here for Harris Goldblatt. 622 00:38:38,569 --> 00:38:40,112 You can't just-- 623 00:38:43,782 --> 00:38:46,034 Harris Goldblatt, it's the FBI. 624 00:38:46,034 --> 00:38:48,579 You're under arrest. You have the right to remain silent. 625 00:38:48,579 --> 00:38:50,414 His father just passed away. 626 00:38:50,414 --> 00:38:52,249 This man is in mourning. 627 00:38:52,249 --> 00:38:54,459 - Make this easy, Harris. - Excuse me. 628 00:38:54,459 --> 00:38:57,212 What's going on? I'm the rabbi here. 629 00:38:57,212 --> 00:38:59,548 - Mr. Goldblatt is under arrest. - For what? 630 00:38:59,548 --> 00:39:02,259 Bribery of a public official. Conspiracy to commit bribery. 631 00:39:02,259 --> 00:39:04,011 - Harris? - Racketeering. Extortion. 632 00:39:04,011 --> 00:39:07,055 - No, I don't believe it. - Look, whatever I did, I did for you. 633 00:39:07,055 --> 00:39:08,140 And you. 634 00:39:10,392 --> 00:39:13,687 And you, Rabbi. I did what needed to be done. 635 00:39:13,687 --> 00:39:14,897 It's all sinking. 636 00:39:15,731 --> 00:39:18,650 And evidently, I'm the only one of you who knows how to fucking swim. 637 00:39:19,443 --> 00:39:20,485 What is this? 638 00:39:22,029 --> 00:39:23,864 - It's okay, sweetie. - What do you mean it's okay? 639 00:39:23,864 --> 00:39:25,449 Would you please stop those-- 640 00:39:25,449 --> 00:39:26,867 Just stop them at the-- 641 00:39:30,287 --> 00:39:33,916 Hurricane Stanley is the 41st storm of 2047. 642 00:39:33,916 --> 00:39:38,253 Landfall is expected later this week as a category 4 hurricane, 643 00:39:38,253 --> 00:39:43,175 bringing maximum sustained winds of up to 150 miles per hour 644 00:39:43,175 --> 00:39:46,553 and a storm surge of approximately 22 feet. 645 00:39:46,553 --> 00:39:48,722 Heavy rainfall will lead to flooding, 646 00:39:48,722 --> 00:39:53,644 and residents of Miami's low-lying areas are encouraged to seek higher ground. 647 00:39:55,229 --> 00:39:58,899 Today, Alana Goldblatt joins our congregation on this, 648 00:39:58,899 --> 00:40:00,943 the day of her bat mitzvah. 649 00:40:00,943 --> 00:40:03,278 She becomes a daughter of the commandment 650 00:40:03,278 --> 00:40:06,240 and becomes officially responsible for her actions 651 00:40:06,240 --> 00:40:09,034 in the eyes of our community and God. 652 00:40:09,034 --> 00:40:12,621 Alana is a devoted student, a seeker of truth. 653 00:40:12,621 --> 00:40:14,456 Today, Alana will speak to us 654 00:40:14,456 --> 00:40:16,625 about the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah. 655 00:40:18,877 --> 00:40:20,629 Genesis 19. 656 00:40:23,465 --> 00:40:26,677 You all know that God burned Sodom and Gomorrah to the ground, 657 00:40:26,677 --> 00:40:31,348 killed 65,000 people, but the question is why? 658 00:40:31,348 --> 00:40:33,517 What did they do to deserve it? 659 00:40:34,685 --> 00:40:38,188 The rabbis speak of "middah keneged middah." 660 00:40:38,772 --> 00:40:40,732 "Let the punishment fit its crime." 661 00:40:42,025 --> 00:40:45,779 Were they selfish? Were they cruel? 662 00:40:46,989 --> 00:40:50,242 Were they materialistic and lacking in humility? 663 00:40:52,578 --> 00:40:54,955 Were they any different than us? 664 00:40:56,248 --> 00:40:59,918 Come on. Did you think God was just going to let your behavior slide? 665 00:41:00,961 --> 00:41:01,795 No. 666 00:41:03,213 --> 00:41:06,550 There is flooding five days a week and houses on stilts 667 00:41:06,550 --> 00:41:09,678 because our city now floats on the bodies of the poor. 668 00:41:11,847 --> 00:41:13,557 So make no mistake. 669 00:41:14,141 --> 00:41:19,688 Category 4 retribution is coming at us at 153 miles an hour, 670 00:41:19,688 --> 00:41:24,026 and his name is Stan, the 41st storm of the year. 671 00:41:25,110 --> 00:41:28,113 - So fuck the covenant, saith the Lord. - Hey. Okay. 672 00:41:28,113 --> 00:41:29,573 Hey, Alana, that's about enough. 673 00:41:29,573 --> 00:41:32,117 God is going to wipe the planet clean and start over. 674 00:41:32,117 --> 00:41:33,952 And who will he pick to survive? 675 00:41:33,952 --> 00:41:38,874 Clearly not my dad. He bribes public officials. 676 00:41:41,043 --> 00:41:45,088 I don't have time to wait for God's judgment. 677 00:41:46,757 --> 00:41:48,425 It's okay. Let's take a break. 678 00:41:48,425 --> 00:41:51,386 That's why I called the cops on him. 679 00:41:51,386 --> 00:41:54,431 - Could somebody stop her? - Hey, hey. No, hey. 680 00:41:54,431 --> 00:41:56,558 Alana, that's enough, all right. 681 00:41:56,558 --> 00:41:59,728 Now, I'll remind you as a daughter of the commandments, 682 00:41:59,728 --> 00:42:01,438 you have to honor your father and mother. Now-- 683 00:42:01,438 --> 00:42:04,399 - You want me to remind you of some things? - Relax. It's fine. 684 00:42:04,399 --> 00:42:07,611 - Alpha, play Marshall Zucker... - We'll go back. We'll-- 685 00:42:07,611 --> 00:42:10,822 ...July 17th, 2037. 686 00:42:10,822 --> 00:42:13,158 We live in a time of crisis. 687 00:42:14,493 --> 00:42:15,827 Not far from here, 688 00:42:16,662 --> 00:42:20,374 environmentally displaced people are in need of food and water. 689 00:42:21,416 --> 00:42:22,751 And rest assured, 690 00:42:22,751 --> 00:42:26,922 any leader who is not trying to improve the situation is complicit. 691 00:42:28,298 --> 00:42:32,261 It's like Elie Wiesel said, "We must take sides. 692 00:42:32,261 --> 00:42:36,682 {\an8}Neutrality helps the oppressor, never the victim." 693 00:42:38,475 --> 00:42:41,103 But you left Israel, didn't you? 694 00:42:41,854 --> 00:42:44,648 You let those refugees fend for themselves. 695 00:42:44,648 --> 00:42:46,984 No, you have no idea what I went through in Israel. 696 00:42:46,984 --> 00:42:49,486 - Or why I left. - I do know that you stood by here again, 697 00:42:49,486 --> 00:42:50,821 and right here in Miami, 698 00:42:50,821 --> 00:42:54,408 while the homeless you so dearly love lost their shelter. 699 00:42:54,408 --> 00:42:56,869 - I didn't know. - Or maybe you didn't wanna know. 700 00:43:13,010 --> 00:43:14,761 You can't just resign. 701 00:43:14,761 --> 00:43:18,807 Yeah, of course I can. That's what you do when you disgrace the position. 702 00:43:18,807 --> 00:43:22,436 So, we're letting a 13-year-old girl tell us who we are in the world? 703 00:43:22,436 --> 00:43:26,481 Maybe she should be rabbi. At least she didn't sell out the homeless. 704 00:43:26,481 --> 00:43:29,109 I don't see what the problem is. Are we somehow better people 705 00:43:29,109 --> 00:43:31,111 if we just silently sink below the waves? 706 00:43:31,987 --> 00:43:35,407 Maybe Alana Goldblatt was right. Maybe this is Sodom and Gomorrah. 707 00:43:35,407 --> 00:43:39,203 What are you talking about, Rabbi? Nobody's turning to a pillar of salt. 708 00:43:39,203 --> 00:43:41,330 We've been zoned for preservation. 709 00:43:42,456 --> 00:43:45,292 What-- Like you said, next year in Miami. 710 00:43:45,292 --> 00:43:47,628 What the fuck? 711 00:43:52,090 --> 00:43:53,759 So, is your dad going to jail? 712 00:43:53,759 --> 00:43:55,344 The Miami jail is already flooded, 713 00:43:55,344 --> 00:44:00,140 so as soon as the bat mitzvah was over, they shipped him upstate to Raiford. 714 00:44:00,766 --> 00:44:03,727 - Does that make you an orphan? - Not technically. 715 00:44:07,231 --> 00:44:10,484 My dad still has one of his snorkel boats. We're leaving soon. 716 00:44:12,528 --> 00:44:15,697 Alpha, when will Stanley make landfall? 717 00:44:16,698 --> 00:44:20,827 Hurricane Stanley is now expected to make landfall at 8:00 p.m. 718 00:44:20,827 --> 00:44:25,958 Storm surge is expected to exceed 27 feet in the greater Miami area. 719 00:44:25,958 --> 00:44:28,627 What about the sea wall? That'll hold, right? 720 00:44:28,627 --> 00:44:30,796 The Biscayne Bay sea wall has been built 721 00:44:30,796 --> 00:44:34,132 to withstand storm surges of up to 25 feet. 722 00:44:36,885 --> 00:44:38,595 Alana, honey, Max really needs to go now. 723 00:44:39,763 --> 00:44:41,807 I think you'd better leave. 724 00:44:41,807 --> 00:44:43,976 - Will I see you again? - Who knows? 725 00:45:09,543 --> 00:45:12,004 Fuck 'em. You saved the synagogue. 726 00:45:12,004 --> 00:45:14,339 You think other religions don't have problems? 727 00:45:14,339 --> 00:45:15,257 Mom. 728 00:45:15,257 --> 00:45:17,968 Your father would be so proud of you right now. 729 00:45:17,968 --> 00:45:21,305 - You know that, don't you? - Okay. Mom, why are you using an avatar? 730 00:45:21,305 --> 00:45:22,389 What's an "atabar"? 731 00:45:22,389 --> 00:45:24,683 - Is that a sex thing? - It's-- No, it isn't. 732 00:45:24,683 --> 00:45:26,727 Is your sister there to help you with this? 733 00:45:26,727 --> 00:45:30,606 You go back to the temple, and you tell that Margo Tillman 734 00:45:30,606 --> 00:45:33,358 that your mother knows she used to give hand jobs 735 00:45:33,358 --> 00:45:36,028 to the golf pro at Mar-a-Lago. 736 00:45:36,028 --> 00:45:38,989 Look, the news is saying we have to evacuate, 737 00:45:38,989 --> 00:45:41,158 Mom, so you were right to leave. 738 00:45:41,158 --> 00:45:44,369 I thought you were a spiritual first responder. 739 00:45:44,369 --> 00:45:46,079 The people need you now. 740 00:45:46,079 --> 00:45:50,626 The people of Temple Israel, they need their rabbi. 741 00:45:50,626 --> 00:45:52,753 No, Mom, I'm not their rabbi anymore. 742 00:45:52,753 --> 00:45:56,798 - I can't hear you. Sounded like you said-- - I said I'm not their rabbi anymore. 743 00:45:57,299 --> 00:45:58,759 Then what are you? 744 00:46:02,012 --> 00:46:04,848 You go back to the temple, and tell-- 745 00:46:10,229 --> 00:46:11,480 Civil defense alarm. 746 00:46:11,480 --> 00:46:15,567 The sea wall in Biscayne Bay has been breached by Hurricane Stanley. 747 00:46:16,068 --> 00:46:17,819 Please head to higher ground. 748 00:46:32,000 --> 00:46:33,335 - Hey. - Hey. 749 00:46:34,044 --> 00:46:37,464 I didn't know who to call. The pumps are failing. Too much water. 750 00:46:39,132 --> 00:46:40,175 The Torah. 751 00:46:57,067 --> 00:46:57,901 Okay. 752 00:46:57,901 --> 00:46:58,944 All right. 753 00:47:19,798 --> 00:47:20,674 Can you... 754 00:47:31,101 --> 00:47:32,311 Okay. 755 00:47:33,562 --> 00:47:35,856 - Cover it. - Yeah. Yeah, like that. Exactly. 756 00:47:36,356 --> 00:47:40,152 Just-- I mean-- I mean, right? 757 00:47:40,152 --> 00:47:41,278 That works. 758 00:47:41,278 --> 00:47:44,489 - I think it's all right. - Yeah. 759 00:47:50,287 --> 00:47:51,371 We gotta get out of here. 760 00:47:55,334 --> 00:47:57,544 A storm descends on a town. 761 00:47:57,544 --> 00:48:00,297 - Be careful. Watch out. - Could be yours, could be mine. 762 00:48:01,131 --> 00:48:03,759 The downpour soon turns into a flood. 763 00:48:04,384 --> 00:48:06,887 As the waters rise, the rabbi goes to the synagogue 764 00:48:06,887 --> 00:48:08,263 to save the Torah. 765 00:48:15,020 --> 00:48:17,022 The rabbi goes out into the street 766 00:48:17,022 --> 00:48:19,441 when Moishe, the butcher, comes by in a canoe. 767 00:48:19,441 --> 00:48:20,734 "Better get in, Rabbi." 768 00:48:20,734 --> 00:48:22,444 - What about your car? - Yeah. 769 00:48:22,986 --> 00:48:24,655 The waters are rising fast. 770 00:48:25,322 --> 00:48:29,910 "No," says the rabbi. "I have faith in the Lord. He will save me." 771 00:48:30,536 --> 00:48:32,120 Still the waters rise. 772 00:48:32,120 --> 00:48:33,580 Look at it out there, Rabbi. 773 00:48:37,668 --> 00:48:42,256 Technically, I don't think I'm the rabbi here anymore. 774 00:48:47,344 --> 00:48:48,428 Look. 775 00:48:50,514 --> 00:48:52,474 - Can they see us? - I don't know. 776 00:48:55,811 --> 00:48:57,813 Hey! Hey! 777 00:49:02,025 --> 00:49:05,112 - Hey! Hey! - Down here! 778 00:49:05,696 --> 00:49:08,073 Hey! What do we do? 779 00:49:10,742 --> 00:49:11,952 We can go up. 780 00:49:15,706 --> 00:49:18,792 The rabbi is trying to get himself and the Torah to higher ground, 781 00:49:18,792 --> 00:49:21,503 when Benyamin the tailor zips up to him in a motorboat. 782 00:49:22,129 --> 00:49:24,423 "Come on, Rabbi. We need to get you outta here. 783 00:49:24,923 --> 00:49:26,550 The levee is gonna break any minute." 784 00:49:27,259 --> 00:49:28,844 But the rabbi waves him away. 785 00:49:28,844 --> 00:49:32,806 "I believe in the Torah. The Lord will see me through." 786 00:49:32,806 --> 00:49:35,058 Let me help you with that, Rabbi. 787 00:49:37,394 --> 00:49:41,315 Hey. If you could call me Marshall, 788 00:49:42,191 --> 00:49:43,692 I'd really appreciate it. 789 00:49:49,323 --> 00:49:51,200 And the levee does break. 790 00:49:51,200 --> 00:49:55,329 And the flood rushes through the town, sweeping away everything in its path. 791 00:49:58,207 --> 00:50:01,877 Still, the rabbi clings to the Torah as the waters carry him away, 792 00:50:02,586 --> 00:50:03,670 and he ends up snagged 793 00:50:03,670 --> 00:50:06,840 in the highest branches of the highest tree... 794 00:50:24,316 --> 00:50:26,068 ...when, out of the storm, a helicopter appears. 795 00:50:26,944 --> 00:50:27,986 Hey! 796 00:50:27,986 --> 00:50:30,239 And a state trooper calls down to him through a megaphone, 797 00:50:30,239 --> 00:50:32,074 - Hey! - "Grab the ladder, Rabbi! 798 00:50:32,074 --> 00:50:33,992 This is your last chance!" 799 00:50:34,993 --> 00:50:37,496 But the rabbi insists the Lord will deliver him. 800 00:50:38,080 --> 00:50:40,958 - And predictably, he drowns. - Hey! 801 00:50:42,835 --> 00:50:46,296 A pious man, the rabbi goes to heaven, where he asks, 802 00:50:47,047 --> 00:50:49,633 "Lord, I had unwavering faith in you. 803 00:50:50,968 --> 00:50:53,011 Why didn't you deliver me from that flood?" 804 00:51:02,062 --> 00:51:04,857 Come on, Rabbi. Finish it. 805 00:51:06,149 --> 00:51:10,737 So, God turns to the rabbi and says, 806 00:51:10,737 --> 00:51:14,491 "Well, I sent you two boats and a helicopter. What more do you want?" 807 00:51:18,245 --> 00:51:20,330 I guess we're all homeless now, Rabbi. 808 00:51:21,623 --> 00:51:22,958 I'm sorry, Elijah. 809 00:51:34,386 --> 00:51:35,637 You made it. 810 00:51:36,889 --> 00:51:37,890 So did you. 811 00:51:39,308 --> 00:51:41,143 I'm glad you're alive. 812 00:51:41,143 --> 00:51:42,394 Me too. 813 00:51:48,317 --> 00:51:51,612 Hey, Rabbi, you never really answered my question. 814 00:51:51,612 --> 00:51:55,282 What question might that be, Alana? You have so many. 815 00:51:55,282 --> 00:52:00,621 If God loves us, why not intervene? Why so much suffering? 816 00:52:00,621 --> 00:52:02,497 Yeah, why is that? 817 00:52:08,170 --> 00:52:11,590 Moses, he asked God the same question you have. 818 00:52:12,966 --> 00:52:14,218 "Why so much suffering? 819 00:52:15,844 --> 00:52:17,804 And if you're so powerful, why not stop it?" 820 00:52:18,764 --> 00:52:20,933 And did God give him an answer? 821 00:52:22,851 --> 00:52:23,852 Yeah, he did. 822 00:52:25,062 --> 00:52:26,146 What was it? 823 00:52:28,941 --> 00:52:33,237 Basically, it was, "I'd tell you, but you wouldn't understand 824 00:52:33,237 --> 00:52:35,614 because you're a human, and I'm God." 825 00:52:37,950 --> 00:52:39,910 That's it? That's the answer? 826 00:52:42,371 --> 00:52:45,624 Being human? Yeah, it has to be. 827 00:53:01,723 --> 00:53:03,517 I think the answer is... 828 00:53:06,103 --> 00:53:07,479 it's up to us.