[thereisone] A Message from your Mother
- From: Gutman Locks <locks.gutman@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: thereisone@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 24 May 2016 06:12:58 +0300
A Message from your Mother
I was in a hurry to get to the store and back in time for *Mincha*
but I couldn’t resist stopping to give a 30-second Jewish-Survival class to
a couple of Birthright boys. A large group of Birthright kids were waiting
in the *Rova* (Quarter) Square for their tour to continue. I picked one who
really looked Jewish.
“Where’re you from?”
“America.”
“Where in America?”
“San Diego.”
“Torrey Pines?”
His mouth dropped open.
“Yeah!” With a look of, “How’d you know?”
He didn’t know that Torrey Pines is the only place in San Diego I remember.
“Your mother gave me a message for you.”
His mouth dropped open even wider... wondering, “Is this guy for real?”
Pointing and waving my finger at him, with a loud voice I said, “She said
that you better marry a Jewish girl or she’s going to break both your legs!”
They both cracked up laughing loudly.
“I will!”
And I walked on to the store without looking back.
Now, what do you think happened? They were not used to such an unusual
thing as a grey bearded religious looking Jewish man jumping into their
conversation to warn them that they have to marry Jewish girls. I guess
most people aren’t. But I’ve found that these encounters are surprisingly
effective. I have heard from some of my “customers” many years later that
for some reason, “It got to me.”
They learned that marrying a Jew is the most important thing in the
world, at least to this “old guy” it was, or else he would have yelled
about something else.
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