dsg@mhuxi.UUCP (David S. Green) (12/12/84)
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Rabbi Zwi Chaim Yisroel, an Orthodox scholar of
the Torah and a man who developed whining to an art
unheard of in the West, was unanimously hailed as the
wisest man of the Renaissance by his fellow-Hebrews, who
totalled a sixteenth of one per cent of the population.
Once, while he was on his way to synagogue to celebrate
the sacred Jewish holiday commemorating G-d's reneging
on every promise, a woman stopped him and asked the
following question: "Rabbi, why are we not allowed to
eat pork?"
"We're *not*?" the Rev said incredulously. "Uh-oh."
This is one of the few stories in all Hassidic literature
that deals with Hebrew law. The Rabbi knows he shoudn't
eat pork; he doesn't care, though, because he *likes* pork.
Not only does he like pork; he gets a kick out of rolling
Easter eggs. In short, he cares very little about traditional
Orthodoxy and regards G-d's covenent with Abraham as
"just so much chin music." Why pork was proscribed
by Hebraic law is still unclear, and some scholars believe
that the Torah merely suggested not eating pork at certain
restaurants.
by
Woody Allen "Getting Even" Warner Books & Random House 1971
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Happy Hanukah,
David Seth Green Bell Labs {ihnp4}!mhuxi!dsg 201-564-4468mis@spuxll.UUCP (Meyer Steinberg) (12/12/84)
Jokes like this have no right being placed in this news group. Besides it is not a joke but blasphemy.