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פורסם בראשון, 22 נובמבר 2020 16:50

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Abraham in the Lion's Den - wrong story?

Yes we have no tradition that Abraham was thrown into a lion's den. 

Yet Abraham fought the general culture of his time when he introduced (at age 99) the Jewish Circumcision. 

What do we learn from that?
Let's see what an old person can do ...
(Based on a story from Israel Radio this afternoon) 

An old grandmother in Communist Russia convinced her kids to have a grandson circumcized.
The Authorities found out and brought her to a court.
"This is a brutal crime" said the judge!
"But you were also circumsized" said the old lady.
"That was before the Revolution" said the judge. "10 years in jail for you, and the cirumcision must be undone !"
The old lady said "the Bris does not seem to have kept YOU from being a good and mean Communist! Let the kid keep his bris!"
"Impertinant!" yelled the judge, "You will be Fifteen years in prison for that!"
"Wonderful" said the old lady. "My doctors say I have only 2 or 3 years to live - but you are giving me 15 years to live!"
A (formerly Jewish) lawyer present said to the judge "She's crazy - you can't waste your time with someone like that! It will embarass the revolution!"
And the woman and her grandson were set free!

You see what an old person can do ?
And you don't have to be ABRAHAM!

So Rabbi Ovadia Yosef passed away this week - he was a great leader and brilliant scholar.
He published most of his works - starting at age 74!!! (He was 94 when he passed away this week in Jerusalem).
You see what an old person can do ?

It is said that his parents were somple people who had a little store in Bagdad Iraq - until they moved to Israel when Ovadia was age 3.

SEE WHAT ANY ONE OF US CAN DO FOR G-d and the JEWISH PEOPLE and the WORLD?

Shabbat Shalom 
Rabbi Andy Eichenholz

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