A maggid – a preacher – came to a small Jewish village. After delivering a series of public lectures, he visited the town’s rav – the rabbi who helped the villagers interpret the laws of the Torah.
The rav was startled. “How can you expect to earn a living here, when the townspeople pay their rav so little? How could there be enough for both of us?” The maggid said, “Let me tell you a story. There was once a farmer who kept a goose in a coop. The farmer often forgot to feed it, so the goose suffered from hunger. “One day, the farmer bought a rooster and put it in the same coop. The goose said, ‘I will starve! It’s not possible for two of…
The rav was startled. “How can you expect to earn a living here, when the townspeople pay their rav so little? How could there be enough for both of us?” The maggid said, “Let me tell you a story. There was once a farmer who kept a goose in a coop. The farmer often forgot to feed it, so the goose suffered from hunger. “One day, the farmer bought a rooster and put it in the same coop. The goose said, ‘I will starve! It’s not possible for two of…
View original post 62 more words
Advertisements
