- Right before his bar mitzvah, Asher is summoned to meet with the Rabbi himself, which is pretty intimidating. In the waiting room, Asher notices a strange man who draws an impromptu portrait of him. Asher draws an impromptu portrait of the man and leaves it on his empty seat.
- The Rabbi basically just gives Asher his blessings and tells him to honor his father. Asher leaves the office and notices the strange man standing outside.
- The strange man introduces himself as Jacob Kahn, a famous painter and sculptor. He tells Asher that the Rabbi has asked him to mentor him. He then tells Asher to go see and study Picasso's painting Guernica at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
- Asher goes to see and study Guernica and basically falls in love with it.