Philanthropy
A visitor to Israel attended a recital and concert at the Moscovitz Auditorium. He was quite impressed with the architecture and the acoustics.
He inquired of the tour guide, “Is this magnificent auditorium named after Chaim Moscovitz, the famous talmudic scholar?”
“No,” replied the guide. “It is named after Sam Moscovitz, the writer.”
“Never heard of him. What did he write?”
“A check,” replied the guide.
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Name game
Miriam begins to notice that whenever her 5-year-old daughter Sarah is asked her name at religious school, she answers, “I’m Mrs. Freedman’s daughter.”
So one day, just before bedtime, Miriam says to Sarah, “Sweetie, whenever anyone asks you what your name is, don’t say, ‘I’m Mrs Freedman’s daughter.’ Instead, you must proudly say, ‘My name is Sarah.’ Sarah is such a beautiful name — the Bible even tells us that another lovely Sarah was the wife of Abraham and the mother of Isaac.”
“OK, mommy,” Sarah says.
Later that week, a rabbi is visiting Sarah’s class at school and as he approaches Sarah, he says, “Hello, aren’t you Mrs. Freedman’s daughter?”
“I thought I was,” Sarah replies, “but my mommy says I’m not.”
© david minkoff
Quote of the day
“The trouble with quotes on the Internet is that it is difficult to determine whether or not they are genuine.” — Albert Einstein
Why God never got a Ph.D.
1. He has only one major publication.
2. It was published only in Hebrew.
3. It has no references and no bibliography.
4. The scientific community has had a hard time replicating his results.
5. His office hours were sporadic and often held on mountaintops.
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