blue65coupe
Well-Known Member
A Rabbi's wife was expecting a baby, so he stood before the
congregation and asked for a raise. After much discussion, they passed a rule that whenever the Rabbi's family expanded, so would hispaycheck.
After six children, this started to get expensive and the congregation
decided to hold another meeting to discuss the Rabbi's expanding
salary. A great deal of yelling and inner bickering ensued, as to how
much the Rabbi's additional children were costing the shul, and how
much more it could potentially cost.
After listening to them for about an hour, the Rabbi rose from his
chair and spoke, 'Children are a gift from God and we will take as
many gifts as He gives us.'
Silence fell on the congregation. In the back of the shul, little old
Mrs. Goldberg struggled to stand, and finally said in her frail voice,
'Rain is also a gift from God, but when we get too much of it, we wear
rubbers.
congregation and asked for a raise. After much discussion, they passed a rule that whenever the Rabbi's family expanded, so would hispaycheck.
After six children, this started to get expensive and the congregation
decided to hold another meeting to discuss the Rabbi's expanding
salary. A great deal of yelling and inner bickering ensued, as to how
much the Rabbi's additional children were costing the shul, and how
much more it could potentially cost.
After listening to them for about an hour, the Rabbi rose from his
chair and spoke, 'Children are a gift from God and we will take as
many gifts as He gives us.'
Silence fell on the congregation. In the back of the shul, little old
Mrs. Goldberg struggled to stand, and finally said in her frail voice,
'Rain is also a gift from God, but when we get too much of it, we wear
rubbers.
