December 9, 2009

• A Traditional Yiddish Story

  One day Israel Schwartz asked God, “Yahweh, is it true that for you a thousand years is a minute?”
  Yahweh answered, “Yes, Izzy, that is true.”
  Izzy had a second question: “And Yahweh, is it true that for you a million dollars is just a penny?”
  Yahweh replied, “Yes, Izzy, that also is true.”
  Extending his right and with palm upturned, Izzy Schwartz said, “Yahweh, give me a penny.”
  And Yahweh said, “Certainly. It’ll only take a minute.

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