No one could get Rabbi Levi Yitzhak of Berdichev angry. No matter what anyone did, he would always find something nice to say. He believed in treating all Jews kindly, no matter how much his patience was tested. Rabbi Levi Yitzhak's neighbor had a son who did not want to keep any of the mitzvot. One year, during the seder, the family was about to make a sandwich of matza and maror for korekh. To everyone's surprise, the boy pulled from his pocket two slices of bread and some meat, and made himself a sandwich. His father started to cry: "How dare you bring bread to my seder?" "But father," the boy answered, "I'm hungry after reading the Haggadah. What difference does it make if I eat bread or matza? I'm sure Rabbi Levi Yitzhak wouldn't mind. The father jumped up from the table and grabbed his son. "Oh wouldn't he? Lets go ask him." The whole family marched next door, the father leading the boy by the ear. "Rabbi," ...
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