The War Hero
A Jewish boy of the American Expeditionary Forces would steal out of his trench every night, during the hours of gloom and silence when the batteries paused in their spray of death and destruction, and return each time with ten or fifteen captives from the enemy camp.
This feat, repeated every night by the young hero, so impressed his superior officers that he was finally summoned to headquarters and commended for his heroism.
“You have never told …
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Filed under: Jewish History, Ritual, Synagogue Life
The Stalled Elephant
Zimmerman, the big cloak-and-suiter, wanted to have the biggest Bar Mitzvah of all time for his son. So he mapped out a safari to Africa and chartered six jumbo jets for his guests, and another six planes for the hunting and camping equipment, food and drink.
Everyone piled on board and all the planes flew in formation to equatorial Africa. There, Zimmerman hired five hundred native pack-bearers and a dozen guides, cooks, and a master chef. …
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Filed under: Family Life, Fathers, Ritual, Synagogue Life, Traditions
How to Fit in at Shul…NOT!
“Hey, my book’s misprinted back to front!”
“Isn’t it impolite to talk when the Rabbi is talking?”
“Who brings kids to a place like this?”
“Why do people keep coming in even after the service begins? Don’t they know what time it starts?”
“You’d think nobody had ever seen a cell phone.”
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Filed under: Congregants, Rabbis, Ritual, Synagogue Life
Yizkor Riddle
Why do we say Yizkor on the last day of Passover? What’s the connection?
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Filed under: Holidays, Passover, Ritual, Synagogue Life
Can You Top This?
“I know a synagogue so liberal, they have a microphone on Shabbos!”
“That’s nothing! I know a synagogue so liberal, they have ashtrays by the seats!”
“That’s still nothing! I know synagogue where they help congregants make it through the long Yom Kippur services by handing out food… ham sandwiches!”
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Filed under: Congregants, Kosher Food, Ritual, Synagogue Life, Yom Kippur