Wishing Devorah bat Chava and Devorah bas Tikva a speedy and complete recovery.
Do you know how many days until Passover?
This week one of my oldest parlor tricks failed.
Here's the trick:
When I meet a new Jewish person who doesn't know me and my modus operandi, I ask them, "Do you have a #1 burning Jewish question you've always wanted the answer to?"
Before they can answer, I say, "Wait, don't answer yet."
I then take a pad of paper and say, "I'm going to write down your question before you say it."
I proceed to scribble on the paper, put it down, and then ask them to state their question.
It's always - until this week - a variation of the same question.
This week, my trick failed with a Jewish couple. Neither of them said what I had written on the paper.
This anecdote leads to four questions for your table:
1. What do you think I wrote on the paper?
2. What would you guess they asked instead (each asked something different)?
3. How would you guess I responded to their questions not matching what I'd written?
4. What would you have said if I had asked you for your #1 burning Jewish question?
Shabbat ShalomHere's the trick:
When I meet a new Jewish person who doesn't know me and my modus operandi, I ask them, "Do you have a #1 burning Jewish question you've always wanted the answer to?"
Before they can answer, I say, "Wait, don't answer yet."
I then take a pad of paper and say, "I'm going to write down your question before you say it."
I proceed to scribble on the paper, put it down, and then ask them to state their question.
It's always - until this week - a variation of the same question.
This week, my trick failed with a Jewish couple. Neither of them said what I had written on the paper.
This anecdote leads to four questions for your table:
1. What do you think I wrote on the paper?
2. What would you guess they asked instead (each asked something different)?
3. How would you guess I responded to their questions not matching what I'd written?
4. What would you have said if I had asked you for your #1 burning Jewish question?
PS - Do you know how many days until Pesach?
PPS - Click on the image for Pesach help.
PPPS - If you want my 2021 Pesach Seder gimmicks-gadgets-and-gifts list, send me an email.
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