A congregant asked his rabbi “Why is it that you’re always talking business and I, a businessman, am always talking spiritual matters?” “You have discovered one of the principles of human nature,” the rabbi said. “People like to discuss things they know nothing about.”
R’ אייזל חריף observed that the difference between the generation of the מדבר and our generations is that the דור המדבר gave up their money and gold to make themselves an אלוקים; in our דורות people give up their אלוקים in order to acquire money and gold.
The רמב״ן was given a ספר written by אהרן בן יוסף, a קראי. He immediately threw the book into a fire and wrote a note to its author, saying: "וישרוף משה את העגל אשר עשה אהרן."
Einstein actually once visited Lakewood. In the evening, looking up at the clear sky and the stars shining above, he said: “In any event, the atom can’t destroy these.”
A college freshman was sitting in class when the Professor started his lecture by saying: “Students, is there anyone here who can see G-d? If so raise your hand. If there is anyone here who can hear G-d, raise your hand. If there is anyone here who can smell G-d, raise your hand.” After a
Ira Goldberg was heading out of the Synagogue on יום כיפור and, as always, the rabbi was standing at the door shaking hands as the congregation departed. The rabbi grabbed Ira by the hand and pulled him aside. The rabbi lunged these words at him: "You need to join the Army of G-d!" Ira replied,
When רבי השל was still studying in חדר, he returned home one day to find that his dinner consisted of the head and tail of a fish. The next morning, his father saw the boy open the סידור for שחרית, but he only said מה טובו and then skipped everything else until עלינו. "What kind
A רב who went from town to town collecting for a צדקה was particularly disappointed in one town which had many wealthy inhabitants. "I learned something from the people of this town," he said. "Here, it's permissible to drink חלב עקו״ם." Surprised, the townspeople asked him to explain. "The reason חלב עקו״ם is prohibited is
A student was asked by his kindergarten teacher whether he said prayers before each meal. The little boy looked up proudly and exclaimed: “I don’t have to. My mother is a good cook.”
There are three kinds of שמשים in the world, said ר׳ וועלוועלע ביאליסטאקער, who suffered from his שמש. There is the שמש who is like חנוכה candles and burns out. There is the שמש who is like ציצית and gets tangled up in knots. And then there is my שמש, who just keeps on going.
