The
Berditschever Rabbi was seeking a Shofar-Blower. Many applied for the
post, and he asked each one his mystic thoughts during the
Shofar-blowing. No one's answer pleased him. Finally one man said:
"Rabbi,
I am unlearned, and I know no mystic thoughts, but I have four daughters to
marry, and I have no money for their dowries. Therefore when I blow the
Shofar, I think: 'O Lord of the Universe; I have done my duty in obeying Thy
command; do Thou also Thy duty and send me worthy mates for my
daughters.'"
The
Berditschever Rabbi appointed him to blow the Shofar. If he thought that
he was inadequate for the responsibility, the rabbi chose him and declared him
fully adequate.
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