A crumbling
old shul building needed remodeling, so, during his sermon, the rabbi made an
impassioned appeal looking directly at the richest man in town. At the
end of the sermon, the rich man stood up and announced, “Rabbi, I will
contribute $1,000.”
Just then,
plaster fell from the ceiling and struck the rich man on the shoulder.
He promptly
stood back up and shouted, “Rabbi, I will increase my donation to $5,000.”
Before he
could sit back down, plaster fell on him again, and again he virtually
screamed, “Rabbi, I will double my last pledge.” He sat down, and a larger
chunk of plaster fell on his head.
He stood up
once more and hollered, “Rabbi, I will give $20,000!”
This prompted
the gabbai to shout, “Hit him again, God! Hit him again!”
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