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A group of Yeshiva boys was having a discussion as to the origin of earthly objects. First, they argued the age old question as to which came first, the chicken or the egg. But Judaism has an answer for that, as one student promptly pointed out: the chicken came first. Otherwise, the egg could not have been laid, and the original chicken had to be created by God. “I have another question,” said one of the boys. “Which came first, the doctor or the lawyer?” The boys looked in their ספרים, but couldn’t find an answer, so they consulted their Rebbi. “The doctor came before the lawyer,” said the Rebbi, unhesitatingly. “How so?” asked the boys. “Because a doctor was necessary as soon as man was created, when השם cut אדם’s rib,” the Rebbi explained. “‏But a lawyer only came around when ‏קיין killed הבל.”

06/10/2021