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From: David K <bwd-gto@email.msn.com>
Newsgroups: msn.forums.israel.jewish.humor
Sent: 08 January 1998 04:08
Subject: Odd Rabbi Out
Odd Rabbi Out
It seems that these four rabbis had a series of theological
arguments, and three were always in accord against the fourth.
One day, the odd rabbi out, after the usual "3 to 1,
majority rules" statement that signified that he had lost
again, decided to appeal to a higher authority.
"Oh, God!" he cried. "I know in my heart that I am
right and they are wrong! Please give me a sign to prove it to
them!"
It was a beautiful, sunny day. As soon as the rabbi finished his
prayer, a storm cloud moved across the sky above the four. It
rumbled once and dissolved.
"A sign from God! See, I'm right, I knew it!" But the
other three disagreed, pointing out that storm clouds form on hot
days.
So the rabbi prayed again: "Oh, God, I need a bigger sign to
show that I am right and they are wrong. So please, God, a bigger
sign!"
This time four storm clouds appeared, rushed toward each other to
form one big cloud, and a bolt of lightning slammed into a tree
on a nearby hill.
"I told you I was right!" cried the rabbi, but his
friends insisted that nothing had happened that could not be
explained by natural causes.
The rabbi was getting ready to ask for a *very big* sign, but
just as he said, "Oh God...," the sky turned pitch
black, the earth shook, and a deep, booming voice intoned,
"HE'S RIGHT"
The rabbi put his hands on his hips, turned to the other three,
and said, "Well?"
"So," shrugged one of the other rabbis, "now it's
3 to 2."