AV Geeks 16mm Lunch 7-15-2025

Sorry, I just ate some Cheezits. Hey, I'm Skip El Summer. Welcome to the AV Geeks Lunchtime streaming show where we are all kings and queens and princes and princesses, etc. because YouTube has uh gamified uh comments to where you get a ranking. And to turn it off, I can't turn it off um as a channel person, but you can turn it off by clicking on the little crown and uh turning off the p participate in leaderboard. Um, supposedly you accumulate points the more that you engage, but honestly I don't. Those points don't count for anything. Um, maybe I'm supposed to like give you prizes if you give me a bunch of comments, but honestly, I value your comments and I value when you don't comment. Like, I don't want you to comment just so you can get some prize. That's annoying. So anyways, thank you YouTube. Thank you for hosting us and you know all that, but also thank you for uh ever so slightly diminishing our viewer experience over a period of time. Anyways, we're not here to complain about YouTube, which we do a lot. Uh we're here to watch 16mm films. And this film uh is part of a series. And this is the first time I've ever seen this series. So, I'm not 100% sure if we have others in this series, but this is Portrait of Jenny. Enjoy. [Music] A good book goes on living long after the first flush of its fame. A life of its own. Well, not entirely. New readers are always involved. Those who discover and read it for themselves. Portrait of Jenny, for example. It's been said that the most vivid personality inside any book is the man who wrote it. In this case, Robert Nathan, a man who's made a special place for himself in modern American literature. Gentle, romantic, an insistence that the beauty of life is at least as real as the ugliness, and always something in his own mind that stretches the imagination of his readers. A feeling that comes to us from his finest characters, Jenny, for instance. What are you thinking, Jenny? >> I'm thinking how beautiful the world is, Eban. And how it keeps on being beautiful no matter what happens to us. The spring comes year after year for us or Egypt. The sun goes down in the same green lovely sky. The birds sing for us or yesterday or for tomorrow. Oh, it was never made for anything but beauty, Eban, whether we lived now or long ago. In Portrait of Jenny, Eban Adams is a young painter struggling and sometimes starving in New York. Jenny Appleton is a girl he meets first as a bright-faced child in Central Park. From the beginning, he's impelled to sketch and then paint her. And the portrait he will make will key his career. But strangely, magically, Jenny grows older so quickly. A single week in his life can be two years in hers. Tomorrow? When is tomorrow, Jenny? Does it matter? It's always. This was tomorrow once. Promise me you'll never forget. >> Where I come from, nobody knows. And where I'm going, everything goes. >> The wind blows, the sea flows, and God knows. I think he knows. Eban >> Robert Nathan puts it simply, this feeling, this reality of one time always existing with all lives caught mysteriously inside it. He has Eban say, "Not so very long ago, men thought that the earth was flat and that where earth and heaven met, the world ended. Yet when they finally set sail for that tremendous place, they sailed right through it and found themselves back again where they'd started from. It taught them only that the earth was round. It might have taught them more." Around and through and inside this mystery, the love story of Jenny and Eban is told. She comes to his dingy little studio and he works on her portrait as she rambles on happily about her life at school. >> The girls keep asking me about you, but I won't tell them anything except that you're very handsome. >> Oh, Jenny, don't be silly. >> And that you're a great artist and that you nearly starve to death. They thought it was very romantic. >> Good god. >> Well, they did. And they think it's very romantic my coming to see you like this, too. I didn't really say you were handsome. Well, that doesn't comfort me much. >> I like things like science and math, but I don't like history. It makes me feel too sad. >> I have a funny mind, I guess. >> Just turn your head a little to the left, >> Evan. Do you think sometimes people can know what lies ahead? I mean, what's going to happen to them? >> Oh, nonsense. >> I don't know. I'm not so sure. You know how you feel sad about things sometimes, things that haven't happened? Perhaps they're things that are going to happen. Perhaps we know it and are just afraid to admit it to ourselves. Why couldn't you, Ebon, if you could see ahead, feel sorry for what was coming, only you wouldn't know it was coming. You'd call it worry or something. >> Jenny came back, but there seemed nothing Eban could do to dissolve the mystery of time in which they were caught. Jenny. Jenny? >> Yes. Eban, >> where do you live? >> What does it matter? You can't come to me. I can only come to you. I'll come back as soon as I can. I'll hurry. Truly. Oh, I didn't want you to know. Try to wait. Try to wait for me. I'm being sent abroad to a finishing school for 2 years. Jenny, >> I know. I don't want to go, but I guess I have to. And anyhow, it it won't seem very long. And then >> And then >> I'm going to hurry. And then someday I'll be as old as you. >> I'm 28, Jenny. >> I know it. And so will I be then. >> But not when you come back from France. >> No, there'll be a long time still after that. I'm going to hurry, though. I've got to. Tomorrow is always This was tomorrow once Eban. Where I come from, nobody knows. And where I'm going, everything goes. The wind blows, the sea flows, and God knows. I think he knows. Heaven. >> Portrait of Jenny. A story that spins on into excitement, storm and shipwreck, tragedy, and something shining beyond what is tragic, as alive now as the day it was written. And Jenny herself glowing forever in her mysteries unforgettable. As you'll discover for yourselves when you read about her. [Music] Oh, yeah. So, I didn't mention that um home movie that we watched earlier. Uh, so I did a show in Charlotte. I opened for the uh, found footage festival folks and somebody came to that show and then reached out to me later and said, "Hey, I was at this uh, estate sale and I found some films. Do you want them?" And so he sent them to me and there's a bunch of these really great late 20s home movies. So I'll be showing some of those as we go along. Um, this is Norman McLaren, who's an amazing uh Canadian animator, and this is National Film Board of Canada film. And hopefully uh I can show this without getting into trouble. We'll see what happens. Let's Let's watch. This is called Synronomy. Synchronomy. Yeah. Enjoy. [Music] [Music] [Laughter] [Music] [Laughter] [Music] [Laughter] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Laughter] [Music] [Music] Heat. Heat. [Music] [Laughter] [Music] [Laughter] [Music] [Music] [Laughter] [Music] [Laughter] [Music] [Laughter] [Music] [Laughter] [Music] [Laughter] [Music] [Laughter] [Music] [Laughter] [Music] Heat. Heat. [Laughter] [Music] [Laughter] [Music] Heat. Heat. [Laughter] [Music] [Music] [Laughter] [Music] [Laughter] Get [Laughter] [Music] I'm so happy that we got to show that in its entirety. Um Norman McLaren uh again amazing uh Canadian filmmaker and was like there early on in the uh national uh film board of Canada's um early works um and he liked to experiment with different types of animation and that was not done with a computer that was all optically printed and some of those are definitely PFs from different gauge films but some of them are definitely not. So, um, it's a variety of different things. And the soundtrack, I don't know how that was generated. No idea. No credits. But I'm sure this is a very popular film and you can look it up and and get more info about it. Um, and we love National Film Order of Canada, but uh, YouTube doesn't like it when we show them sometimes. So, and it's weird what they allow and what they don't allow. Um, I think the last time I got in trouble was with uh showing some historic hockey footage uh that was showed up in a film and um I think yeah, I don't know who claimed it, but it it brought down the stream. So, I'm happy we survived. Um, Wovia really cares about your uh your health and your physical um fitness and here's a film that uh shows how much they care. High jump. Enjoy. [Music] [Applause] Various styles of jumping have been developed. Over the years, of these, experience has shown that the straddle or belly roll is the most efficient. Most great jumpers use a straddle, including all of the sevenfooters. Takeoff is from the inside foot or foot near to the crossbar. The straddle or belly roll then is the jump that will be considered in detail. The serious jumper must eventually master this style. We will examine the principles of the jump and the techniques used to carry out these principles. In this model, let the block represent the jumper, the X, his center of gravity. The task is to get the block over the crossbar. To accomplish this, the block's center of gravity must rise. Hence, we lift the block until the X is higher than the crossbar. But this is still not enough to clear. The crossbar is dislodged. Now the process is repeated. Once again the block is raised until its center of gravity is higher than the crossbar. This time however the block is turned on its side. In this position the block can pass easily over the crossbar. Hence we see that the high jump has two parts. Lift of the center of gravity, efficiency of clearance. All high jump technique stems from these two simple parts. We can now clearly understand the basic task of the jumper. He must obtain the fullest possible lift and the most efficient clearance he can get. Of these two goals, that of lift is by far the more important. 95% of practice time will be spent in improving the ability to lift. Lift is the heart of the jump and the object of full concentration on every single effort. With every stride, the jumper's attention is focused on his legs. He is preparing for a powerful drive against the ground. Cadence is increased. Note the length of the takeoff stride. This position of power and balance permits the athlete to drive his center of gravity high in the air. Compare the full takeoff we have seen with this athletes effort. The sharp contrast and takeoff position is striking. Here the athlete has lost concentration and is attempting to rush at the crossbar. Even fairly good jumpers sometimes destroy the effectiveness of the takeoff by anticipating the clearance. Note the premature roll. Poor takeoff position has cost him center of gravity height. This time the athlete seems more stride conscious. He's ready to pay attention to the spring. A much improved takeoff position has enabled him to get more power into his lift. Clearly then an early layout interferes with the ability to lift. But there is still another injurious aspect of the lean. Returning to our model, let us tilt the block to simulate the early roll or layout. Because the center of gravity is now lower, the mass must travel farther to reach the crossbar. First the lift, then the clearance. The two parts are separate and must not be combined. Now we can see that the main goal is to keep separate the two parts of the jump. During his approach, the jumper concentrates on the power stroke from the ground. As soon as he is even a thousandth of an inch clear of the ground, his center of gravity height is completely determined. Nothing he can do will alter this height. Only now is attention turned to the roll. Lift comes chiefly from two sources, spring and the conversion of forward motion. Of these two, spring is by far the more important, and the run should never be fast enough to interfere with spring. Note the lean back in this powerful takeoff position. The lean back is made possible by a relaxed upper body. Only after the athlete feels the lift does he turn his attention to the roll. The lead leg plays a vital part. The takeoff foot is just leaving the ground, but the lead leg is already higher than the bar. This is true of all fine jumpers. Compare the full swing of the lead leg we have seen with that of this athlete. Though the takeoff has been made, the lead foot is only partway to the crossbar. Failure to develop a full lead leg swing means loss of power. A simple demonstration shows clearly the enormous importance of a full swing of the lead leg. The athlete steps on a scale and notes his body weight. Now notice the results of swinging the lead leg. During the first part of the swing, the body is heavier. It is lightened during the last part of the swing. Again, heavier, lighter. A good leg swing can lighten the mass by at least 50 lbs. Clearly then the serious jumper must develop a full swing of the lead leg. We have delayed our discussion of the role because a good roll or clearance depends almost entirely on a good lift. The jumper must first give full attention to his preparation for the spring. Only then does he drop his head and rotate about the crossbar. Rotation should be continued to the pit. Note the height to which the head rises. It now drops quickly and the body is rotated. The excellent clearance is made possible by a good takeoff. The crossbar and body are parallel. After first rising, the head will drop close to the bar. A rotation of the shoulders will initiate a turning of the entire body. In this way, the trail leg is rotated clear of the bar. There is a dropping of the upper body and a rotation of the entire axis. The average jumper has trouble with his roll primarily because he is anxious to enter the perpendicular plane of the bar. Compare this headlong rush with a parallel position we have just seen. There is no way for this athlete to rotate efficiently. Hence, he cannot clear his trail leg. Only a full lift will permit a smooth and relaxed rotation about the crossbar. Almost any beginner will start with the old-fashioned scissors jump. In this style, takeoff is from the outside foot and clearances in a sitting position. The outside foot produces a good lift, but the clearance is obviously inefficient. Yet, the early scissors jumping is not wasted. It affords excellent takeoff practice. The beginner will naturally observe his more experienced teammates. But since very few jumpers can demonstrate the straddle style perfectly, our candidate must not imitate blindly. He must understand what others are trying to do and become aware of their mistakes. The candidate is asked to jump from the inside foot. His instructions are simply to jump. Any style will do. This time he'll be asked to do essentially the same thing but with one added instruction. He will be asked to lift just as before but at the height of his lift he is to look up at the sky. Lift then look at the sky. This scene is one of great significance. In his first straddle try are beginners performing better than he will for a long time to come. The reason is simple but highly important. Under his instructions, he has kept the lift separate from the roll. Later on, as the crossbar is raised, he will tend to mix these two. There will be a harmful tendency to blend together the lift and the roll. When the bar is low, he is still able to lift and then turn his head. Again, a lift and an easy turn of the head. As the bar is raised, it will act as a magnet and interfere with the jumper's concentration on a full lift. With each new height, the roll tends to be made earlier. The bar makes the jumper anxious and he tries to rush by it. This anxiety prevents the needed lift. There will be a critical height for the beginner at which he'll be too distracted to carry out the essential parts of the jump. Compare this jump with the earlier ones. At lower heights, the athlete was comfortable. He was able to lift then roll. At this greater height, he is anxious to cross the bar. Working with a check mark often brings a beginner's attention to his legs and takeoff. Initially, four strides are about right. Striking the mark with his left foot, he tests without making an actual jump. As time goes by, the number of strides in the approach will be increased. Every day's practice must begin with a warm-up. It is an essential portion of the workout and should never be omitted. And of course, running will always be part of the warm-up, as will the various limbering up exercises. The experienced athlete never regards his warm-up as an unimportant preliminary. He knows that the warm-up does more than prepare him for jumping. It is also a necessary part of his conditioning program. After a full warm-up has been completed, attention is turned to the jumping pit. A series of jumpups helps to establish the feel of the approach and lift. But even more important, they are excellent drills for developing the lead leg action. The actual jump itself is the heart of the workout. Almost all great jumpers like to jump and it would be hard to keep them away from the pit. The well-cond conditioned athlete is capable of hard work, but for a Saturday's competition, Wednesday should be the last day of jumping. The wise jumper is eager to get the help of his coach. He knows that the coach is in a position to observe where he cannot. For his part, experience has taught the coach that the events that take place on the ground are the important ones. Most coaching effort will be directed toward increasing the power of the lift. He will constantly suggest ways of improving the balance and effectiveness of the takeoff. Concentration is needed to carry out the coach's instructions. As in most other athletics, weight training has become increasingly important to the high jumper. Work on the leg pressing machine helps develop the strength needed for a powerful spring. High jumpers were once a sheltered group with most other activities forbidden. Hurdling because of its value for conditioning and because it helps develop agility and timing has found its way into the training routines of many jumpers. But nothing is quite so good for jumping as jumping itself. The conditioning program and strength building exercises ready the athlete for long periods of jumping. The well-trained athlete does not tire easily. Instead, he is able to jump with effectiveness and the concentration so necessary on every effort. The athlete who works hard and maintains good condition will derive great satisfaction and achievement from this fine and ancient event, the running high jump. [Music] Thank you, Wakovia. Uh, rest in peace. You are now part of the Wells Fargo um bank. Um, and that was tacked on like that was uh kind of similar to some of these other films that we show that have sponsors and they tack on the um the intro and outro for the sponsors. And sometimes people think like, oh, Wakovia made a film about high jumps. And sometimes I have to tell my interns, they're like, "Well, think, you know, kind of think about it, like watch a little bit further and you'll see that it's Ryan films made by uh the coach at Yale. Um, and we've shown other films in that collection. Uh, and they keep showing up. So, we talked about Canada a lot, but here's a uh March of Time short about Canada that was made I don't know if this was made before World War II or while it was going on, but it's early 40s. So, uh here's Canada. Enjoy. 2,000 m to the west of Great Britain at the dominion of Canada, biggest nation in the Western Hemisphere, Canada stretches over 3 and 1/2 million square miles of farmland and forest of all laden plains and barren wastes which cover the North American continent. Though Canada has more in common with the United States than any other nation in the world, relatively few Americans have any real knowledge of the 11 12 million people who just across their boundary to the north maintain a civilization which closely resembles their own. Parliament Canada governs itself as a wholly sovereign and independent nation of nine provinces similar to American states. A nation whose only outside allegiance is to the British Commonwealth of Nations. Canada's many political and economic problems are largely defined by its geography. For all, Canada falls naturally into four general sections, each with its own particular needs and interests, each closer by natural economic ties to corresponding areas of the US than to other sections of Canada. Western Canada stretches from the Pacific coast to the barren midlands which separate east from west. Canada's Pacific seabboard has thrived on its riches of lumber, minerals, and fisheries. Its trade with the Orient has helped to build its great cities, Vancouver and Victoria, which stand as symbols of Canadian enterprise and determination. By far the greater part of Western Canada is made up of the provinces of Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba. Strongholds of political liberalism and free trade sentiment. This vast cattle and wheat growing area has within 40 years run the whole gamut of frontier days. Boom, distress, and recovery. Out of this immense region, who part of the food upon which the mother country Britain subsists. Though war brought prosperity to many farmers of this region, its wheat growers, whose acres yielded almost fabulous riches in the First World War, found only continued depression in the Second World War. For still piled up in Canadian government granaries were the immense surpluses of years of overproduction. More wheat than there were ships to carry it, more wheat than the wartime world could put to use. 800 m to the east, concentrated in the St. Lawrence Valley and in the triangle that dutch southward into the Great Lakes is industrial Canada, the economic heart of the nation. Into this area has flowed most of the billions of dollars which US investors have poured into Canada. In this rich and densely populated section comprising southern Ontario and part of Quebec is centered much of the cultural life of the nation and the management of its widespread industry and commerce. Its two chief cities are the biggest in Canada. Toronto, conservative and British, has strong ties to the empire. Neighboring Montreal is cosmopolitan and predominantly French. Both are centers of the foreign trade upon which all Canada is largely dependent. Both have for years been buttressed by tariffs which have protected Canadian industry and favored Canadian goods. Maritime Canada composes the provinces of New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, and Prince Edward Island, whose early settlers were Tories who fled New England at the time of the revolution. Those were followed by waves of Scottish immigrants. Compared to the rest of Canada, the Maritimes are poor indeed, earning a hard-boiled livelihood on small farms and by fishing and lumbering. Maritimes have close economic ties with the New England states, in which are their logical markets. But these markets have been all but closed by American tariffs, and Canadian markets many hundreds of miles in the interior are too remote to be cheaply accessible. Industrialism in the Maritimes is largely confined to the coal mines and the steel mills of Cape Breton Island and the forest industries of New Brunswick. But through the port of Halifax, one of the busiest harbors in North America, has always moved a profitable part of Canada's foreign trade. French Canada, which embraces the province of Quebec and adjacent areas, is almost a nation within a nation. In 1774, 11 years after England had gained control of France's North American colonies, French Canada was guaranteed by the British the right to retain forever its own language, its own laws, and its own religion. The civilization founded in Quebec is one of the oldest and most homogeneous in North America. Its 60,000 settlers have grown since the 18th century into a population of more than 3 million. Life among the French Canadians is largely pastoral and almost like the life of another century. The home is one of the two great institutions which mold their lives. Large families are encouraged both by national tradition and church precept. Among these kindly, frugal people, there has been an intense desire to keep things as they are and always have been, to continue to live in the simple, pleasant ways of their grandfathers and great-grandfathers. Passionately nationalistic, their traditional attachment is neither to the origin, nor to the British Empire of which they are a part, but to their own land, the fields and farms of French Canada. The second great institution which has shaped French Canadian civilization is the Roman Catholic Church about which the existence of the province's predominantly Catholic population revolves. The authority which most deeply influences the life of the community has always been that of the church. But to this land of settled and timeless ways, as to all the rest of Canada, modern times have brought swift industrialization and with it inevitable change. To a people who have always lived primarily by agriculture, the years since 1939 have brought an industrial upheaval of a magnitude beyond imagining. upon the agricultural economy of the old Canada has been superimposed of vast and growing industrial establishment. Factories and mills which enabled Canada to take her place as the fourth largest producer of war materials among the 35 United Nations throughout the Second World War. From Canadian farm, immense supplies of beef and bacon, butter, wheat, and eggs went overseas to feed embattled Britain and her allies. More than a billion dollars worth of food and war materials in one year alone went to Britain as a generous gift of the Canadian people. But it is the dramatic and sudden changeover from a predominantly agricultural economy to widespread industrialization which has most surely altered this nation's future. The new Canada created by the war found itself in possession of an industrial establishment capable of producing at a rate the old Canada had never dreamed of. Thus, the new Canada became a veritable arsenal of democracy, supplying strategic metals, copper in vast quantities, 40% of the United Nations aluminum, 85% of their nickel. Its steel output more than doubled. And where before the war it had not one plant capable of turning out munitions on any sizable scale, it now had scores, which provided everything from airplanes to machine gun bullets. Out of a few small pre-war boatyards grew a huge Canadian ship building industry, which in a single year turned out as many cargo vessels as England itself, long the leader of all its years of costly total war, Canada accepted from the United States neither lend lease aid nor loans. Instead, Canada set up its own lend lease plan to aid its allies, paying its own way by a program of internal borrowing and heavy taxation as drastic and burdensome as Britain's. To Canada and its neighbor, the United States, the Second World War brought at last what many had long advocated in vain, a pooling of common interests through the relaxation of trade barriers hampering the interchange of war materials. And in addition to these benefits, in 1940, the Ogdensburg agreement set up permanent military partnership between these two North American neighbors. One practical outcome of this partnership has been the great US military highway stretching across western Canada to Alaska. Never before has any nation permitted a foreign government to make such use of its territory. Today, far-sighted Canadians and Americans meeting in both countries are looking ahead to a brilliant future of cooperation, anticipating the many problems which they know can be solved only by continued mutual understanding and goodwill between the two great nations of North America. >> The relations of Canada and the United States have been closer than those that have ever existed between any two countries. Our freedom had a common ancestor. We have shared a continent and the way of life we have made. We have founded our relations on generous words, generous deeds and generous thoughts. I did not catch a year on that. Um and and I missed any references to if it was during World War II, but it feels like it's during that time or at least at the beginning of the war. Uh all right. Um, one last film and this we're going to go over a little bit, but uh, this is um, this is a film that we scanned and it is shrunk. What that means is that the film the acetate base of it uh, succumbed to vinegar syndrome and began to curl and twist. And so we scanned this. So it gets it's jumpy at the beginning, but it gets better at the end. And this is one of these. So, I've shown a bunch of family film things with u dramas with families and um you know, somehow there's some sort of young person who's having some sort of doubt about whatever and faith and whatever and so everything falls back to the Bible and everybody's happy at the end. But those are all Protestant. This one is um made for Jewish teenagers and it features a I think that the teacher in here is actually in a VD film that I have. Um he plays a doctor, a young doctor who's trying to figure out about how uh venial disease is uh being treated as a public health nuisance. So here is Festival of Faith. And like I said, it gets jumpy at first and then it it kind of stabilizes. So enjoy. [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Applause] Jerry, stop gulping your food. >> Now, where is that girl? >> Upstairs. >> She hardly ate a thing. >> Said she wasn't hungry. Why doesn't she hurry? We'll all be late. >> Jerry, where are your table manners? >> No wonder it's so difficult for me to get to the Temple Brotherhood meetings on time. >> My Sunday school teacher doesn't like us to be late. >> Stop gulping your food, Jerry. Susan, you're making everybody late. >> I'm sorry. Oh, my hair won't stay in place. >> You hardly ate a thing. >> I'm not hungry. >> You've been fidgeting all morning. What's wrong? >> Nothing. >> She's being confirmed in 3 weeks. She's a little nervous. >> I think you've taken on too many weekend activities. You look tired. >> Oh, mother. Reading to the blind once a week isn't tiring. >> Then there's your work with the Girl Scouts. >> Oh, really? Mother, >> the president of our temple sisterhood told me what good work you've been doing. >> That was nice of her. >> Can we go now? >> Yes, Dad. I'm sorry. >> You going to be late, P? >> We will be unless you hurry and get your books. >> Drive carefully. >> Bye. >> Right. Hallelujah. Hallelujah. This hair is driving me crazy. Susan, you look worried about something. >> Does it show that much? >> What's wrong? Boyfriend trouble? >> No. >> Well, then what's the matter? My folks asked me this morning at breakfast what was wrong, but I didn't feel like telling them. Judy, are you disturbed by things in class here? >> What kind of things? >> Well, what we're learning. >> I don't know what you mean. >> Take the Ten Commandments for example. Do you believe they were given to Moses on Mount Si? >> Susan, what are you trying to say? >> I don't believe it. That's what I'm trying to say. Nor the way we're told the world began. In fact, I'm skeptical about a lot of things we're told in religious school. And confirmation only three weeks away. What brought this on? >> Don't you ever question anything? I mean, well, just because someone says something to you, does that mean it's so? >> Susan, what are you turning into? An atheist? >> Who is an atheist? >> Good morning, Rabbi. >> Good morning, girls. It's time for class to begin. We'll talk about it in there. [Music] Will someone tell me what shorus means? Bill, festival of weeks. And why does it have this name, Judy? >> Because it's 7 weeks after Passover. >> Yes. That's why it's also called Pentecost, which means 50 days after Passover. What else is Shaboras called? >> Festival of the first fruit of the spring. >> That's right. But there's something more important, Judy. Shabuis is a festival of faith. The anniversary of the day on which the Ten Commandments were given. >> Yes, a festival of faith. And remember what I told you. In Judaism, faith is not blind obedience. It's based on understanding. >> Susan, have you some questions? >> Yes, I have. May I talk plainly? >> Certainly. You know, we always speak our mind in confirmation class. It's how we seek the answers to questions in the temple by asking and studying. I just can't believe the Ten Commandments are given the way the Bible says. >> Oh, well, for the moment, let's say you can't. Does that make the Ten Commandments less important? They're the foundation of our civilized society. Susan, why do we celebrate Shabuis at confirmation time? >> I remember what you said. We confirm what the Israelites affirmed at Sinai. Yes, that was the beginning of their spiritual maturity. That's why Shabuis also means growth. >> But Rabbi, what I'm talking about is the conflict between science and religion. >> Is it really a conflict? When science says the world began one way and religion says it began another way. >> Susan, the purpose of the creation story is not to tell you how the world was made, but to bring home the fact that the world is a unit and that all men are part of one family. >> Rabbi, isn't it true that many of the leading scientists have themselves expressed their belief in God? Certainly science strengthens our faith in God. Science tells us that everything has a cause. Shall we say the only thing in the world without a cause is the world itself? Shall we say that there is no order or plan in nature and in life? >> I guess not. [Music] Susan, you're a million miles away. >> Dad, will you answer a question, frankly, for me? >> Well, I'll try. >> Do you think I'm a religious person? Of course I do. Why do you ask? >> Sometimes I don't think I am. >> You don't? Why not? >> This morning I I told the rabbi that I was skeptical about many things we learned in class. >> And what did the rabbi say? >> That that was understandable at my age and that he encouraged it. >> A good answer. The rabbi said, "We we search for answers through asking and studying." But can a religious person have doubts? >> Of course, my dear. Doubt is the beginning of understanding. When we start with doubt, we go on to investigate and finally discover what truth is. >> I'm beginning to understand. >> You ask if you're a religious person. How can you deny it when for so many Saturdays you've given up your own enjoyment to read to the blind and to help the girl scouts? Isn't that religion in action? >> But then why do we need organized religion? >> Because the good things that religion seeks to accomplish require group operation and cooperation. If we want a better world, we must work with others to bring it about. Isn't that right? >> I think so, Dad. Hallelujah. [Music] [Music] Heat. Heat. [Music] God and Father, at this our confirmation service, our hearts are filled with joy and thankfulness to thee. Grant that the good seed we sow may ripen into a harvest of righteousness and truth. Amen. We hereby confirm what our forefathers affirmed on Mount Si, that we will hearken and obey these commandments, the moral teachings of our faith and of all mankind. [Music] >> I am the Lord thy God. >> Thou shalt have no other God but me. Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord thy God in vain. >> Remember the Sabbath day to keep it holy. >> Honor thy father and thy mother. >> Thou shalt not murder. >> Thou shalt not commit adultery. >> Thou shalt not steal. >> Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbor. >> Thou shalt not covet. Today we link ourselves with our ancestors in the great drama that took place on Mount Si centuries ago. Since then, the Ten Commandments have served as the inspiration for the great charters of human rights, including the Declaration of Independence. [Music] Shuis is a call to dedicate ourselves to the service of God, not in blind obedience, but seeking how we can best use the powers that God gave us. Amen. >> The Bible tells us these commandments were written on tablets of stone. Now let us join with our forefathers and these confirmments in the resolve to write them upon the tablets of our hearts to serve as a guide to righteous living for all mankind. May the Lord bless thee and keep thee. May the Lord let his countenance shine upon thee and be gracious unto thee. May the Lord lift up his countenance upon thee and give thee peace. Amen. [Music] Heat. Heat. Heat. Heat. I mean, basically that is just a family film's Protestant script that they just added um Hebrew and Jewish uh references in it. But I mean, it's the same thing. The self-doubt, the kids going like, "But the scientists are saying this, and the, you know, the scriptures are saying this, the the tablets, you know, are saying this, you know, it's the same thing. Uh, all this self-doubt. Um, and but everything plays out okay in the end, and the family's happy and proud, and the teenager has gotten back on the course. But yeah, it's it's an interesting thing to see how different faiths all all cope with it. You know, that's the deal. And you know, Ramspringer um is another example of like, all right, we gave you all the information. You're Amish. We gave you all the information um about who we are and our faith. uh go and um figure out if it's what you want. And um so anyways, thanks for tuning in today. Thank you, Gabriel, for uh the donation. And thanks so much for your comments. And thanks everybody for turning off all your uh um crowns. There's a couple of crowns that are turning on um still on. 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