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NARRATOR: MANY OF THE WORLD'S BEST-KNOWN LANDMARKS

HAVE BEEN INSPIRED BY FAITH.

AND TODAY,

MORE WORSHIPPERS THAN EVER ARE FLOCKING TO THESE SACRED PLACES.

BUT WHY DO THEY CONTINUE TO PROVOKE SUCH PASSION?

[PEOPLE CHANT]

NARRATOR: HUNDREDS OF YEARS AFTER THEY WERE FIRST BUILT,

MANY OF THEM REMAIN PLACES OF DEEP SPIRITUAL SIGNIFICANCE

AND CONTROVERSY.

FOR SOME PEOPLE, THEY ARE SANCTUARIES

FOR QUIET CONTEMPLATION.

FOR OTHERS, THEY ARE SITES OF ASTONISHING ACTS OF WORSHIP,

DANGEROUS CHALLENGES, AND EXTRAORDINARY DEEDS OF DEVOTION

RARELY SEEN BY OUTSIDERS.

THIS TIME, AT THE GREAT MOSQUE OF DJENNE IN MALI,

A YOUNG MUSLIM RACES TO PROTECT IT FROM THE ELEMENTS

IN THE HOPE OF A PLACE IN PARADISE.

AT SACRED NACHI WATERFALL IN JAPAN,

A SHINTO DEVOTEE UNDERTAKES A GRUELING CHALLENGE

TO ENSURE THE WELL-BEING OF HIS COUNTRY,

AND AT THE CATHEDRAL OF ST. JOHN THE DIVINE

IN NEW YORK, AN EPISCOPAL PRIEST PERFORMS

AN ASTONISHING CEREMONY TO BRING PEOPLE CLOSER TO GOD.

IN THIS SERIES, WE REVEAL THE AMAZING THINGS

THAT PEOPLE DO FOR THEIR FAITH

IN SOME OF THE MOST SPECTACULAR SACRED PLACES ON THE PLANET.

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NARRATOR: MANY SACRED WONDERS HAVE STOOD FOR CENTURIES,

BUT IN WESTERN AFRICA, ONE UNIQUE RELIGIOUS MONUMENT

IS IN CONSTANT DANGER OF COLLAPSE--

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THE GREAT MOSQUE IN MALI

AT THE HEART OF THE CITY OF DJENNE,

A VAST, TIMBER-FRAME BUILDING

WITH WALLS UP TO TWO FEET THICK MADE OF MUD.

BUILT AT THE CROSSROADS OF ONE OF THE ANCIENT TRADE ROUTES

IN WEST AFRICA, THE MOSQUE HAS STOOD ON THIS SITE

SINCE THE 13th CENTURY.

IT IS THE LARGEST MUD BUILDING ON EARTH,

AND FOR THE 20,000 PEOPLE WHO LIVE IN THIS MUD-BUILT CITY,

IT IS THE FOCAL POINT OF BOTH THEIR LIVES AND THEIR FAITH... X-TIMESTAMP-MAP=MPEGTS:187507, LOCAL:00:00:00.000

IT IS THE FOCAL POINT OF BOTH THEIR LIVES AND THEIR FAITH...

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BUT UNLESS THE MOSQUE IS GIVEN A NEW COVERING

OF MUD EVERY YEAR, IT WILL SIMPLY CRUMBLE TO DUST.

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SUNNI MUSLIM BABER DJENNEPO

IS ONE OF THE MASONS RESPONSIBLE FOR PROTECTING IT.

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NARRATOR: THEIR MOSQUE ISN'T JUST A PLACE TO PRAY.

IT'S THE HEART OF THE COMMUNITY--

SOMEWHERE TO MEET, STUDY, AND CELEBRATE RELIGIOUS FESTIVALS.

FOR BABER AND THE OTHER MASONS, LOOKING AFTER THE GREAT MOSQUE

IS A MAJOR UNDERTAKING REQUIRING SKILLS

THAT BABER LEARNED FROM HIS FATHER.

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NARRATOR: THE MASONS' PROBLEM IS THAT OVER THE YEAR

IN THE INTENSE HEAT OF THE SUN, THE MOSQUE'S WALLS CRACK,

AND WHEN THE RAINS COME, THEY BEGIN TO WASH AWAY.

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WITH THE WET SEASON ONLY A FEW WEEKS FROM NOW,

IT'S TIME TO GIVE IT A NEW LAYER OF MUD.

TOMORROW THE ENTIRE MOSQUE WILL BE REPLASTERED

FROM TOP TO BOTTOM,

BUT TO COMPLETE THIS HUGE TASK,

THE WHOLE TOWN NEEDS TO TAKE PART.

[PEOPLE CHANTING]

NARRATOR: ACCORDING TO THE ISLAMIC TRADITION,

ANYBODY WHO HELPS BUILD OR REPAIR A MOSQUE

WILL HAVE AN EASIER PATH TO PARADISE,

AND THE ANNUAL REPLASTERING IS CONSIDERED A VITAL WAY

TO BRING THE COMMUNITY TOGETHER,

SO TODAY THEY'VE GATHERED TO PRAY BEFORE THEY GET TO WORK.

THE FIRST STEP IS TO COLLECT ALL THE MUD.

[PEOPLE SHOUTING]

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NARRATOR: 3 WEEKS AGO, THE TOWNSPEOPLE DUG PITS

IN THE RIVER BED AND MIXED THE MUD WITH RICE HUSKS.

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THE HUSKS FERMENT, MAKING THE MUD MORE VISCOUS

AND BETTER FOR WATERPROOFING THE MOSQUE'S WALLS.

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NOW ALL THE MUD NEEDS TO BE TAKEN UP TO THE MOSQUE,

READY FOR TOMORROW. X-TIMESTAMP-MAP=MPEGTS:187507, LOCAL:00:00:00.000

NARRATOR: BABER SPENDS HIS EVENING LIKE EVERY OTHER--

TEACHING THE QURAN TO HIS 5 CHILDREN.

[SPEAKING FOREIGN LANGUAGE]

NARRATOR: MUSLIM CHILDREN ARE ENCOURAGED TO LEARN

AS MUCH OF IT AS THEY CAN BY HEART...

NARRATOR: BUT WITH THE BIG DAY AHEAD OF HIM,

BABER'S GOT ONE THING ON HIS MIND, AS WELL.

NARRATOR: THE CENTRAL MINARET IS THE HIGHEST PART

OF THE MOSQUE, AND THE MORNING CALL TO PRAYER

IS MADE FROM HERE.

IN DJENNE, THE MASON WHO REPLASTERS THE VERY TOP

GAINS MUCH FAME AND PRESTIGE...

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BUT THAT HONOR MUST BE EARNED,

AND IT GOES TO THE ONE WHO CLIMBS THE MINARET FIRST.

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NARRATOR: 5 A.M.

THE CROWDS ARE WAITING FOR THE SENIOR MASONS

TO ANNOUNCE THE START OF THE REPLASTERING...

[MEN CLAMORING]

NARRATOR: BUT THE RIVALRY TO COVER THE CENTRAL MINARET

IS SO FIERCE,

SOME OF THE YOUNGER MASONS DECIDE NOT TO WAIT.

BABER IS CAUGHT BY SURPRISE.

HE NEEDS TO MOVE FAST.

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EVERYONE GATHERS TO WATCH THE RACE.

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AGAINST ALL THE ODDS, BABER OVERTAKES THE OTHERS

AND IS FIRST TO REACH THE TOP.

DRIVEN BY HIS COMMITMENT TO HIS MOSQUE,

HE'S SUCCEEDED ONCE AGAIN.

NARRATOR: TEAMS OF MUD CARRIERS NOW RUSH INTO ACTION

TO KEEP THE MASONS SUPPLIED WITH FRESH MUD

FOR THE REST OF THE DAY,

AND AS DAY BREAKS, BABER GETS TO WORK.

HIS REPUTATION IS SAFE FOR ANOTHER YEAR... X-TIMESTAMP-MAP=MPEGTS:187507, LOCAL:00:00:00.000

NARRATOR: BUT THE MINARET'S JUST THE START.

NOW THEY HAVE TO TACKLE THE REST OF THE MOSQUE.

NARRATOR: THE MORE EACH PERSON COVERS,

THE MORE SPIRITUAL CREDITS THEY BELIEVE THEY'LL RECEIVE...

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NARRATOR: BUT THEIR TASK IS NOT STRAIGHTFORWARD.

IT'S ONLY 8 A.M., AND IT'S ALREADY 86 DEGREES,

AND AT THESE TEMPERATURES, THE MUD WILL QUICKLY BECOME

TOO DRY TO SPREAD,

SO WHILE THE WOMEN CARRY WATER UP FROM THE RIVER

TO KEEP THE MUD WET,

THE MEN TAKE ON DIFFERENT PARTS OF THE MOSQUE.

NARRATOR: BABER'S FATHER HAS COME TO SEE

HOW HIS SON'S DOING.

♪

NARRATOR: THEY'RE MAKING GOOD PROGRESS.

THE ROOF IS THE LAST SECTION TO BE TACKLED.

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SO MANY MUD CARRIERS ARE COMING DOWN THE NARROW STAIRWELL,

THE WATER CARRIERS ARE STRUGGLING

TO GET UP TO THE ROOF...

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BUT BEFORE THE MUD CAN DRY OUT, THEY BREAK THROUGH...

♪

AND IN ONE LAST PUSH, THE ROOF IS COMPLETED.

[MEN CHANT]

[MEN CHEERING]

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NARRATOR: BABER IS THE LAST MASON TO LEAVE,

AND WITH A FINAL HANDFUL OF MUD,

THE MOSQUE IS PROTECTED FOR ANOTHER YEAR.

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NARRATOR: THE IMAM FROM THE MOSQUE BLESSES EVERYONE

WHO TOOK PART.

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NARRATOR: JUST LIKE THE GREAT MOSQUE OF DJENNE,

MOST SACRED WONDERS ARE MANMADE.

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AT THE DUOMO, THE CATHEDRAL IN FLORENCE,

MASONS HAD TO LAY 4 MILLION BRICKS

JUST TO COMPLETE THE DOME...

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AND THE SHWEDAGON PAGODA IN MYANMAR

IS COVERED IN OVER 20,000 SOLID GOLD TILES

DONATED BY MONARCHS AND DEVOTEES

OVER THE LAST 500 YEARS...

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BUT NOT ALL WONDERS ARE CRAFTED BY HAND.

FOR ONE, IN SOUTHWESTERN JAPAN,

IT'S THE LANDSCAPE ITSELF THAT IS SACRED.

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NACHI FALLS.

AT 436 FEET, IT'S JAPAN'S TALLEST UNBROKEN WATERFALL.

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SHINTO IS ONE OF THE MAIN FAITHS IN JAPAN

AND IS THOUGHT TO DATE BACK TO PREHISTORIC TIMES.

ITS DEVOTEES BELIEVE THAT SPIRIT DEITIES

KNOWN AS KAMI INHABIT EVERY PART OF NATURE,

FROM ROCKS TO RIVERS TO TREES.

THERE ARE THOUGHT TO BE COUNTLESS KAMI IN JAPAN,

AND NACHI WATERFALL IS BELIEVED TO BE ONE OF THE MOST POWERFUL.

EVERY YEAR, THIS WATERFALL IS THE SITE

OF AN EXTRAORDINARY CEREMONY WHICH FOLLOWERS OF SHINTO

BELIEVE IS VITAL TO ENSURING THE WELL-BEING OF ALL JAPAN.

SHINTO DEVOTEE CHIKARA MURAI WILL BE TAKING PART.

HE'S WORSHIPPED HERE SINCE HE WAS A BOY.

[BELL RINGS]

NARRATOR: THE WATERFALL IS SACRED TO BOTH BUDDHISTS

AND FOLLOWERS OF SHINTO,

AND OVER THE CENTURIES, A COMPLEX OF TEMPLES

AND SHRINES HAS GROWN UP BY THE FALLS.

[BELL RATTLES]

CHIKARA WORKS IN A NEARBY TOWN AS A GOVERNMENT CLERK.

[CLAP CLAP]

WHEN HE ARRIVES TO PRAY, HE CLAPS

TO ATTRACT THE ATTENTION OF THE KAMI. X-TIMESTAMP-MAP=MPEGTS:187507, LOCAL:00:00:00.000

NARRATOR: APART FROM THE KAMI OF THE WATERFALL,

DEVOTEES BELIEVE THERE ARE 12 OTHERS

THAT LIVE HERE IN THE SHRINE.

IF THESE KAMI ARE ENERGIZED,

IT'S BELIEVED JAPAN WILL HAVE A PROSPEROUS YEAR,

AND TO ENSURE THIS, TOMORROW CHIKARA IS GOING TO UNDERTAKE

A GRUELING CHALLENGE.

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HE IS GOING TO HELP THE KAMI OF THE SHRINE

MAKE A CRUCIAL, ANNUAL VISIT TO THE WATERFALL,

BUT THE PATH TO THE FALLS IS A STEEP,

2,000-FOOT-LONG STAIRCASE DOWN THE MOUNTAINSIDE,

AND BEFORE THE KAMI CAN PASS ALONG IT,

IT MUST BE PURIFIED

WITH FIRE.

THAT'S DONE WITH GIGANTIC, FLAMING TORCHES.

NARRATOR: UNTIL NOW, CHIKARA HAS BEEN

AN ASSISTANT TORCH BEARER FOR HIS BROTHER,

BUT THIS YEAR, FOR THE FIRST TIME,

CHIKARA HAS BEEN GIVEN THE PRIVILEGE

OF BEING A TORCH BEARER HIMSELF.

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IT'S THE DAY BEFORE THE FESTIVAL

AND THE FIRST CHANCE CHIKARA'S HAD

TO TRY CARRYING ONE OF THE UNLIT TORCHES.

♪

IT WEIGHS 110 POUNDS.

CHIKARA HIMSELF WEIGHS JUST 20 POUNDS MORE.

NARRATOR: DURING THE CEREMONY, CHIKARA WILL HAVE TO CARRY

THE TORCH UNTIL THE CHIEF TORCH BEARER DECIDES

THE ROUTE HAS BEEN SUFFICIENTLY PURIFIED.

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TO GET IN SHAPE, CHIKARA'S BEEN TRAINING FOR MONTHS,

RUNNING UP AND DOWN A STAIRCASE

LIKE THE ONE HE WILL BE PURIFYING.

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NARRATOR: IT WILL BE A TEST OF BOTH CHIKARA'S STRENGTH

AND FAITH.

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IT'S THE MORNING OF THE FIRE FESTIVAL.

LIKE EVERY DAY, THE PRIEST CONDUCTS A CEREMONY

TO HONOR THE SACRED FALLS.

PEOPLE FROM ALL OVER JAPAN HAVE COME TO WATCH

THE KAMI OF THE SHRINE MAKE THEIR JOURNEY.

♪

IT'S TIME FOR CHIKARA TO PUT ON

THE TORCH BEARER'S SACRED ROBES.

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NARRATOR: THE KAMI WILL BE TAKEN TO THE FALLS

IN SPECIALLY BUILT CARRIERS.

[PEOPLE CHEERING]

NARRATOR: ONCE THE KAMI IS ON BOARD, THE CARRIER IS RAISED,

AND THEIR JOURNEY TO THE SACRED FALLS CAN BEGIN.

[MEN SHOUTING]

NARRATOR: MEANWHILE, AT THE BOTTOM OF THE STEPS,

THE FIRE CEREMONY GETS UNDER WAY.

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CHIKARA AND THE TEAM OF TORCH BEARERS HAVE TO GO

UP AND DOWN THE STAIRS,

BUT THEY DON'T KNOW IN ADVANCE HOW MANY TIMES

THEY WILL NEED TO REPEAT THE LOOP.

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THEY WORK IN PAIRS-- ONE TO CARRY THE TORCH

AND ONE TO TRY AND CONTROL THE FIRE BY SPRAYING WATER ON IT.

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THE LOOSE PIECES OF BURNING WOOD HAVE TO BE KNOCKED OFF...

♪

WHICH MEANS CHIKARA MUST KEEP LIFTING

THE HEAVY TORCH BACK UP.

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THE CARRIERS HAVE NOW ARRIVED AT THE TOP OF THE PATH.

♪

THE TORCH BEARERS HAVE ALREADY BEEN UP AND DOWN THE STAIRS

5 TIMES, AND SOME OF THEM ARE BEGINNING TO STRUGGLE,

INCLUDING CHIKARA.

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NARRATOR: CHIKARA SWAPS WITH HIS ASSISTANT

FOR A FEW MOMENTS. X-TIMESTAMP-MAP=MPEGTS:187507, LOCAL:00:00:00.000

FOR A FEW MOMENTS.

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THEN HE'S BACK AT IT.

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AT LAST, THE CHIEF TORCH BEARER DECLARES

THAT THE ROUTE HAS BEEN CLEANSED,

AND FINALLY, THE KAMI CAN BE TAKEN TO THE SACRED FALLS.

[APPLAUSE]

FOR CHIKARA, IT'S THE END OF AN EXHAUSTING BUT HAPPY DAY.

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NARRATOR: THE KAMI OF THE SHRINE,

RE-ENERGIZED BY THEIR VISIT, ARE TAKEN BACK TO THEIR HOME,

WHERE, IT'S BELIEVED, THEY'LL KEEP JAPAN PROSPEROUS

FOR ANOTHER YEAR.

♪

NARRATOR: IN MANY PARTS OF THE WORLD, SACRED WONDERS ARE IN

REMOTE AND INACCESSIBLE PLACES, IDEAL FOR QUIET CONTEMPLATION.

THE TIGER'S NEST IN BHUTAN WAS BUILT ON THE LEDGE

WHERE A GURU IS SAID TO HAVE MEDITATED FOR OVER 3 YEARS,

AND WHEN THE MONASTERIES OF METEORA

WERE FIRST BUILT IN GREECE, PEOPLE COULD ONLY REACH THEM

BY BEING WINCHED UP IN NETS,

BUT DURING TIMES OF RELIGIOUS PERSECUTION,

THEIR LOCATION IS ALSO ABOUT DEFENSE.

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ONE SUCH WONDER IS OVER 2,000 YEARS OLD

AND NOW LIES IN RUINS, AND YET IT REMAINS

A PLACE OF EXTRAORDINARY SIGNIFICANCE TO JEWS

BECAUSE OF AN EVENT THAT TOOK PLACE DURING ROMAN TIMES.

♪

MASADA--A MOUNTAIN FORTRESS

RISING SHEER FROM THE JUDEAN DESERT IN ISRAEL

AND HOME TO THE REMAINS OF ONE OF THE OLDEST KNOWN SYNAGOGUES

ON THE PLANET.

MASADA WAS WHERE THE PALACE OF KING HEROD STOOD

IN THE TIME OF JESUS.

MANY BELIEVE THAT THIS FORT IS WHERE THE JEWS

MADE THEIR LAST STAND AGAINST ROMAN INVADERS

IN THE FIRST CENTURY.

AFTER MONTHS OF SIEGE, THESE REBELS CHOSE DEATH X-TIMESTAMP-MAP=MPEGTS:187507, LOCAL:00:00:00.000

AFTER MONTHS OF SIEGE, THESE REBELS CHOSE DEATH

RATHER THAN GIVE UP THEIR FAITH.

♪

TODAY MASADA IS ONE OF THE MOST VISITED RELIGIOUS SITES

IN ISRAEL, AND IT'S SO SYMBOLIC THAT JEWISH PEOPLE

TRAVEL HERE FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD.

♪

13-YEAR-OLD MIA AND 12-YEAR-OLD JACOB ZARETSKY

LIVE ALMOST 6,000 MILES FROM MASADA

IN A QUIET NEW JERSEY SUBURB.

♪

ONE WEEK FROM NOW, THEY'LL BE TRAVELING TO ISRAEL

FOR THE FIRST TIME.

THEY'RE GOING TO MASADA FOR THE MOST IMPORTANT

RELIGIOUS RITE OF PASSAGE FOR ANY YOUNG JEW--

THE BAR MITZVAH.

GOOD SHOT.

JACOB, VOICE-OVER: ISRAEL IS THE MOST JEWISH PLACE FOR JEWS.

IN THE WORLD YOU CAN FIND.

IT'S WHERE EVERYTHING STARTED.

[PEOPLE TALKING]

NARRATOR: THEIR PARENTS CRAIG AND LISA HAVE INVITED

THE EXTENDED FAMILY OVER TO CELEBRATE THE UPCOMING TRIP.

L'CHAIM. HA HA HA!

NARRATOR: THE BAT MITZVAH FOR A GIRL AND BAR MITZVAH FOR A BOY

IS THE POINT AT WHICH JEWISH CHILDREN BECOME ADULTS

IN THE EYES OF THEIR FAITH.

[LAUGHTER]

JACOB AND MIA KNOW HOW MUCH IT MEANS TO THEIR PARENTS...

MIA, VOICE-OVER: THINK IT'S VERY IMPORTANT TO THEM

THAT, LIKE, WE GET BAR AND BAT MITZVAH'D

IN AN EXTREMELY HOLY PLACE.

THEY'RE GONNA BE HAPPY

BECAUSE THEY'RE GONNA BE PROUD.

THAT'S WHAT'S GONNA MAKE THEM

PROBABLY GET EMOTIONAL.

NARRATOR: BUT THE TRIP BRINGS WITH IT A HUGE CHALLENGE.

[SINGING IN HEBREW]

NARRATOR: AT THE CEREMONY, EACH OF THEM MUST READ

A LONG PASSAGE OF HEBREW SCRIPTURE...

WOMAN: ALL RIGHT. THAT WAS A VERY GOOD PACE.

NARRATOR: BUT NEITHER OF THEM SPEAKS NOR UNDERSTANDS HEBREW.

THEY HAVE BEEN STUDYING HARD FOR ALMOST A YEAR.

[JACOB AND MIA SINGING IN HEBREW]

NARRATOR: TODAY IS THE LAST LESSON

WITH THEIR TUTOR BEFORE THEY GO.

WOMAN: YEAH. YOU SOUNDED GREAT TOGETHER, VERY NICE.

NARRATOR: HEBREW SCRIPT IS READ FROM RIGHT TO LEFT,

AND THEY'VE HAD TO MEMORIZE HOW TO PRONOUNCE EVERY WORD.

[SPEAKING HEBREW]

NARRATOR: IT'S LIKE TRYING TO SING A SONG WITH NO TUNE

IN A LANGUAGE THEY DON'T UNDERSTAND...

[SINGS IN HEBREW]

TRY IT.

[SINGS IN HEBREW]

NARRATOR: AND THEY'LL BE SINGING IT IN FRONT OF A RABBI

AND 3 GENERATIONS OF THEIR EXTENDED FAMILY.

JACOB, VOICE-OVER: I REMEMBER ALL OF IT. X-TIMESTAMP-MAP=MPEGTS:187507, LOCAL:00:00:00.000

JACOB, VOICE-OVER: I REMEMBER ALL OF IT.

I JUST FEEL LIKE I'M GONNA GET ANXIOUS.

WOMAN: BOTH OF YOU SINGING THIS AT MASADA,

MM-HMM. WOW,

VERY DIFFERENT THAN AT THE KITCHEN TABLE.

WOW.

NARRATOR: THEY'RE BOTH WORRIED ABOUT HOW IT WILL GO

ON THE DAY.

IF HE FALLS DOWN, I'M JUST GONNA KEEP ON SINGING.

WE'LL SEE ABOUT THAT.

WELL, I GOT TO KEEP THE SERVICE GOING.

I THINK SHE'LL STOP. I CAN'T JUST LET IT--

I DON'T THINK SHE WOULD STOP FOR ME,

BUT I THINK SHE WOULD, LIKE, SLOW DOWN.

I WOULD DO THE SAME FOR YOU.

I LOVE YOU. THANKS.

I LOVE YOU, TOO.

♪

NARRATOR: ISRAEL, ONE WEEK LATER.

♪

YOU GOT THIS? YES.

NARRATOR: THE CEREMONY IS IN 45 MINUTES,

BUT THERE'S STILL TIME FOR SOME LAST-MINUTE INSTRUCTIONS.

LISA: YOU HAVE TO TALK SLOW. DON'T RUSH. SAY YOUR PRAYERS.

THERE'S NO FIGHTING, WHATEVER HAPPENS.

I'M NOT KIDDING. I'M BEING DEAD SERIOUS, OK?

JACOB: "ZARETSKYS" ON 3! 1, 2, 3!

LISA: ZARETSKYS. WE GOT TO GO. I LOVE YOU.

♪

NARRATOR: MASADA IS ONE OF THE MOST POPULAR

BAR MITZVAH SITES IN THE WORLD.

OVER 400 TAKE PLACE HERE EVERY YEAR.

♪

CRAIG: COME ON THIS SIDE.

JACOB: MOM, HERE'S THE PLASTIC.

NARRATOR: LAST-MINUTE NERVES ARE STARTING TO GET TO MIA.