R’ פנחס הלוי, the author of הפלא on Halacha, when asked how he could rule against positions taken by certain earlier גדולים, said: “When I come before the בית דין של מעלה, those קדושים will litigate with me for not agreeing with their positions. I will set forth my explanations and whether I will persuade
A villager came to town to see the רב. "It's been a long time since you've been to see me," said the רב. "Aren't there times when you have questions concerning כשרות?" "Yes, רבי," the villager responded. "But I don't like bothering you. I have two פוסקים מומחים at home, a black dog and a
What’s worse than finding a worm in an apple? Finding half a worm.
A תלמיד חכם was asked what דוד המלך meant to say when he wrote in תהילים that אנכי תולעת ולא איש. He explained that there are Jews who are יראי שמים but are not מקפידים in matters concerning בין אדם לחבריו. They are ready to eat one another alive, while being מדקדק in matters concerning
Joseph was thrilled to be taking Bracha, his 95 year old grandmother to see the revival of “Fiddler on the Roof.” He was excited not only because his grandma hadn't seen it before, but also because she came to America in the late 1930s from one of the many Russian shtetls. Not only did Joseph
A רב of Prague observed that many of the Jews of Galicia who immigrated to Prague left behind their religion. “They are like worms in cheese. As long as the worms are in the cheese, the cheese is kosher and the worms are kosher. But יצאו התולעים מתוך הגבינה הם טריפה.”
Yesterday’s דף says: למה נקרא שמה ראה? שרואה ביותר ... עומדת בבבל ורואה נבילה בארץ ישראל. R' שמואל מוהליבר once heard harsh criticism of the יישוב in ארץ ישראל. He said: מי שעומד בבבל ורואה נבילות בארץ ישראל - עוף טמא הוא.
A ירושלמי came to see רבי דוד לוריה in חוץ לארץ. "I don’t live here," the ירושלמי said. ובאתרא דלא ידעי שרא למימר צורבא מרבנן אנא." The רב, seeing that the man had neither חכמה nor תורה, told him that he had previously seen him and that he was wasting his time. "The רב is
An atheist found an ancient lamp, took it home and began to rub it. Suddenly, a genie appeared and said “Thank you Master. I will grant you three wishes.” The atheist sighed and said “I wish I could believe in you.” The genie snapped his fingers and suddenly the atheist believed in him. “Wow,” the
In the middle of standing שמונה עשרה in a Shul in Paris, a man pulled an unlit cigarette out of his pocket, lifted it up, and then put it back in the pocket. Afterwards, one of the מתפללים approached him and asked him to explain his odd behavior. “Well,” he said, “I have a flight
