Divrei ben Abuya

In the Babylonian Talmud, Elisha ben Abuya was a great sage who lost his faith in God. So great was he that his and subsequent generations continued learning from him - to the extent that the authors of the Talmud needed to create a story that would serve to legitimise his teachings despite his apostasy. His lesson is a lesson for us all: that great stature is not contingent upon blind faith, nor high learning upon the observation of Torah precepts.

May 20, 2006

The Seventh Fridge

A man, making aliyah, is taking advantage of the customary lifting of import tax for returning Jews by bringing in a total of seven fridges. Naturally, the Israeli clerk is somewhat surprised and wants to know why anybody would need so many.

"Well, let's see," explains the young man. "I have a fridge for meat, a fridge for dairy, and a fridge for parve."
"O-kay," responds the clerk, "but you have seven fridges."
"Oh, well when Pesakh comes around, I need a fridge for meat, a fridge for dairy, and a fridge for parve."
"That's all very well," notes the clerk, "but what is the seventh fridge for?"
"Well," answers the young man. "Sometimes I eat treif..."

posted by SFH @ 12:35 AM

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