Count Patotsky, a proselyte from Vilna, had a friend Zaremba who followed Patotsky’s idea – he and his wife had converted to the Jewish faith.
After they become Jews Jews, Zaremba said to his wife, “Let us get a divorce now. You marry a real Jew and I’ll marry a Jewess, and in that manner we will be rooted into the Jewish race.”
Zaremba’s wife smiled wisely.
“Two people were once stranded in a desert,” she said, “and lost their path. They wandered aimlessly together, suffered hunger and thirst and were tortured by the burning sand and blistering sun. Finally, a miracle happened and they found the road back to civilization. When they reached their destination, they clasped each other’s hands and said, ‘When we lost our way we suffered great pain and agony together. Now that we have found a place of refuge, is it wise that we should part? Is it fair’?”
Hold hands with the ones you love. Do not let go.
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