Biblical Adversity in a ’60s Suburb
di Franz Lidz The New York Times
THE story goes that during a Sabbath service a rabbi is seized by a sudden wave of guilt, prostrates himself and cries out, “God, before you I am nothing!”
The cantor is so moved by this demonstration of piety that he throws himself to the floor beside the rabbi and cries, “God, before you I am nothing!”
Watching this scene unfold from his seat in the first row, the chairman of the synagogue’s trustees jumps up, flops down in the aisle and cries, “God, before you I am nothing!”
The rabbi nudges the cantor and whispers, “So look who thinks he’s nothing!”
This ancient yarn — known to Talmudic scholars as Jewish Joke No. [...]
di Franz Lidz, articolo completo (7774 caratteri spazi inclusi) su The New York Times 27 settembre 2009
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