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Big Business
Two Sages of Chelm, Chaim and Shmuel, buy in the city a jug of shnapps and decide to sell it exclusively for cash.
On the road, going home, Shmuel gets thirsty and says: “I wouldn’t mind to make a little l’chaim. I’ll pay of course, here is a nickel.”
Chaim agrees and takes the nickel.
A little while later, Chaim also is thirsty. He pays a nickel and drinks.
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Filed under: Shlemiels & Shlimazels
No Cookies
Schmulik from Chelm visited another town. A local man asked him: “How many cookies can you eat on an empty stomach?”
Schmulik replied, “Oh, about five…”
The local guy replied, “No, you’re wrong! You can only eat one. After that, your stomach’s not empty any more!”
Schmulik returned to Chelm and asked Moysheh, “How many cookies can you eat on an empty stomach?”
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Sun and Moon
In the town of Chelm, the Council of Sages entered a heated debate over whether the sun or the moon was more important. The dispute spread until the whole city was split into the “suns” and the “moons”.
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Filed under: Rabbis, Traditions