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The תורה says ויאמר ה׳ זעקת סדום ועמורה כי רבה.  Why didn't it say צעקת?  Because there was no “צ” in סדום ועמורה.

A man entered a barber shop with a young boy.  After the man received his haircut, he sat the boy down in the barber’s chair and said “I’m going to pick up a few things at the supermarket.  I’ll be back in a few minutes.”  When the boy’s haircut was done and the man still

Two college students were up late on the Sunday night before the final exam and overslept the next morning.  Too late to make the test, they came up with a story to tell the professor.  They had gone to visit a sick friend and got stuck on a country road for hours on the way

The מהר״ם of Lublin, who was very wealthy, had enemies who were jealous of him and spread false rumors that he lent money בריבית.  Once, when he was visited by the מהרש״א, the wife of the מהר״ם brought out fruits and cakes on golden trays.  The מהרש״א noticed some dust on one of the trays.

A young man came to שלום עליכם and showed him the handwritten manuscript of a book that he had written.  “Do you think I should continue writing?” the man asked.   “Certainly,” said שלום עליכם.  “The more you write, the better your handwriting will become.”

A teenager approached a Major League baseball player after a game and asked for his autograph.  After he gave it to him, the boy asked him for a second autograph.  As the baseball player was leaving the stadium, the teen once again asked for his autograph.  “I’m flattered,” the ballplayer said, “but why do you

A שידוך was proposed between Hershel and the daughter of a famous רב who asked to meet the young scholar.  "I've heard that you are a בקי בש״ס and that you can present קושיות and תירוצים without preparation," said the רב.  "You've heard correctly," responded the young man.  The רב picked up a גמרא and

A young רב was respected by his קהילה but many often found his דרשות to be way too long and an imposition on the ציבור.  They asked a תלמיד חכם to raise the matter with him.  The תלמיד חכם wasn't sure how to raise the subject, but ultimately said to the רב: "We learn from

A ליצן was once asked why it is said כהנים הם כעסים?  He answered: "Because they are told רחצו ידיכם, but then they aren't given food to eat."

Before dying, a wealthy man gave his doctor, his lawyer and his rabbi a million dollars each and had them promise that they would throw the money into his grave when he was being buried.  The three of them met during shivah and the doctor confessed that he had thrown in only half the money