A student once asked רבי אייזל חריף why it often is that גאונים who sign a document add the title הקטן after their names, while למדנים whose knowledge of תורה is much shallower add the title רב. He explained as follows: "Those למדנים are concerned that if they sign with the title הקטן, it will
Pulled over by a policeman in farm country, a pale, shaken driver who had been doing 85 was asked by the officer if he was ok. “I don’t know,” he responded. “I know I was speeding but you’ve got to hear me out. I was peering through my rearview mirror, when I saw an object
An עשיר turned down all requests for צדקה. But he nevertheless would go door-to-door soliciting money from others on behalf of the poor. When רבי ברוך מרדכי of שדליץ heard this, he said that people compare an עשיר קמצן to a חזיר. Why? Because like a pig, he's מפריס פרסה, going on his feet to
Moshe was passing a florist and noticed a sign in the window that read “Say it With Flowers.” He went into the store and said to the florist “Wrap up one rose for me.” “Just one?” the florist asked. “Just one,” replied Moshe. “I’m a man of few words.”
A card player had Kings up his sleeve and pulled them out when needed. A חכם noticed this and quoted בראשית, לה, יא, which states: ומלכים מחלציך יצאו.
Moshe and Chris were in lounge chairs by the pool at a Florida hotel. Both were young men and both were retired. Chris asked Moshe “How did you retire so young?” “I had a warehouse in the Bronx that was destroyed in a fire and I collected the insurance,” he said. “That's pretty amazing,” replied
A pre-war Polish Jew observed that German Jews would assist their brethren in Eastern Europe so long as they remained there, but if they tried to resettle in Western Europe, the welcome mat was withdrawn. He said: “They’re מקיים the פסוק which says וישבת בארץ גושן - והיית קרוב אלי.”
An avid duck hunter was in the market for a new bird dog. His search ended when he found a dog that could actually walk on water to retrieve a duck. Delighted with his find, he was sure his friends wouldn't believe him. He decided to try to break the news to a friend of
Two men from Chelm were watching the 11:00 PM news featuring a story about a guy jumping off a bridge. Chaim said to Yankel: “I’ll bet you $10 he jumps.” Yankel said: “Okay, I’ll bet you $10 he doesn’t jump.” They watched the rest of the news report and the guy jumped, so Yankel handed
A second grade teacher asked one of the children: "If I gave you two cats and another two cats and another two cats, how many would you have?" The boy answered: "Seven." The teacher responded: "No. Let me put it to you differently. If I gave you two apples and another two apples and another
