It's Erev
Rosh Hashanah, and services are about to begin. The Synagogue is packed.
As the congregants are milling around, shmoozing before services, everyone
seems to be distracted by a man who has brought with him a St. Bernard dog.
"What chutzpah! " an elderly woman whispers aloud.
Services
begin, and everyone is fascinated by how well the dog behaves.
The next
morning, the man and his dog arrive early and promptly begin dovening. This
time, the dog is wearing its own little tallis and yarmulke, and even appears,
upon closer inspection, to be shuckling back and forth as the hazzan intones
the prayers. The congregation is amazed.
The week goes
by and Kol Nidre arrives. The solemn worship service begins. The man and
his dog are back, and this time, just as the hazzan is about to begin the
prayers, the dog stands up on its hind legs and howls
"Ba-ROOOOOOOCH....!" more melodically than the best hazzan.
After the
service, everyone is clamoring to meet this man and his remarkable dog. Finally
the rabbi comes up to him and says, "That's one talented pooch you have
there. You know, you should really consider sending your dog to rabbinical
school."
The man looks
down, shakes his head, throws up his hands in disgust and says, "YOU TALK
TO HIM! He wants to be a doctor!" –Dov Peretz Elkins
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