First thing one morning the office manager called Jim, an employee, into his office. “How did your grandmother’s funeral go yesterday afternoon?” he asked. “Fine, thank you” replied Jim, puzzled. “That’s great” said the manager, “just seems a pity they’ve got to do it all over again.” “What do you mean?” said Jim” “Well, I [...]
“Ve’ha’ish Moshe anav me’od mi’kol ha’adam asher al pnei ha’adama – And the man Moshe was very humble, more than any man on the face of the earth!” – Bamidbar 12:3 You may have heard about the rabbi who was so humble that his members presented him with a solid gold lapel pin that said [...]
At the end of an important entrance examination one of the students is still writing way after the examiner has announced that time is up. The examiner notices this and when the student arrives at his desk to hand in the paper he tells him very clearly that he has failed the exam. There is [...]
For centuries, philosophers and scholars have argued and debated over the question – must there be a Jewish version of everything? Personally, I think the debate is entirely unnecessary. If you’ve ever endured a non-Jewish deli (with rye bread that looks like Wonder Bread with rye seeds glued on), experienced an Episcopalian attempting to play Tevye [...]
Now this man Moses was exceedingly humble, more than any person on the face of the earth – Bamidbar 12:3 I don’t know how closely those here in Ireland were following the UK elections recently, but there was a fascinating exchange this week which I think we can all learn from. Newly elected Prime Minister, [...]
