Thanks! Hilarious! I! love! this! one! ----- Original Message ----- From: "Marilyn L. DeWeese" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, August 21, 2008 7:41 PM Subject: [RecipesAndMore] Re: Joke--The Pope and the Rabbi
> > Thanks; I love this one. Have to pass it on. > > Marilyn > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "delma bliss" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Thursday, August 21, 2008 7:49 PM > Subject: [RecipesAndMore] Re: Joke--The Pope and the Rabbi > > >> >> i loved this one thanks for sharing it >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Sherri Crum" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> To: <[email protected]> >> Sent: Thursday, August 21, 2008 6:21 PM >> Subject: [RecipesAndMore] Joke--The Pope and the Rabbi >> >> >>> >>> Subject: The Pope and the Rabbi >>> >>> >>> Subject: The Pope and the Rabbi >>> >>> Several centuries ago, the Pope decreed that all the Jews had to convert >>> to >>> Catholicism or leave Italy. There was a huge outcry from the Jewish >>> community, so the Pope offered a deal: he'd have a religious debate with >>> the >>> leader of the Jewish community. If the Jews won, they could stay in >>> Italy; >>> if the Pope won, they'd have to convert or leave. >>> >>> The Jewish people met and picked an aged, wise rabbi to represent them >>> in >>> the debate. However, as the rabbi spoke no Italian, and the Pope spoke >>> no >>> Yiddish, they agreed that it would be a "silent" debate. >>> >>> On the chosen day, the Pope and rabbi sat opposite each other. >>> >>> The Pope raised his hand and showed three fingers. >>> >>> The rabbi looked back and raised one finger. >>> >>> Next, the Pope waved his finger around his head. >>> >>> The rabbi pointed to the ground where he sat. >>> >>> The Pope brought out a communion wafer and a chalice of wine. >>> >>> The rabbi pulled out an apple. >>> >>> With that, the Pope stood up and declared himself beaten, saying the >>> rabbi >>> was far too clever. The Jews could stay in Italy. >>> >>> Later the cardinals met with the Pope and asked him what had happened. >>> >>> The Pope said, "First I held up three fingers to represent the Trinity. >>> He >>> responded by holding up a single finger to remind me there is still only >>> one >>> God common to both our beliefs. Then, I waved my finger around my head >>> to >>> show him that God was all around us. The rabbi responded by pointing to >>> the >>> ground to show that God was also right here with us. I pulled out the >>> wine >>> and wafer to show that God absolves us of all our sins, and the rabbi >>> pulled >>> out an apple to remind me of the original sin. He bested me at every >>> move >>> and I could not continue." >>> >>> Meanwhile, the Jewish community gathered to ask the rabbi how he'd won. >>> >>> "I haven't a clue," said the rabbi. "First, he to ld me that we had >>> three >>> days to get out of Italy, so I gave him the finger. Then he told me the >>> whole country would be cleared of Jews and I told him we were staying >>> right >>> here. >>> >>> "And then what?" asked a woman. >>> >>> "Who knows?" said the rabbi. "He took out his lunch so I took out mine." >>> >>> > >>> >>> No virus found in this incoming message. >>> Checked by AVG - http://www.avg.com >>> Version: 8.0.138 / Virus Database: 270.6.6/1626 - Release Date: >>> 8/21/2008 >>> 6:54 PM >>> >>> >>> >> >> >> > > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Access the Recipes And More list archives at: http://www.mail-archive.com/recipesandmore%40googlegroups.com/ Visit the group home page at: http://groups.google.com/group/RecipesAndMore -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
