by Rabbi Yoseph Kahanov Jax, Fl.
Leaving his office building at lunchtime; a young businessman would pass the stand of a little old Jewish lady who sold pretzels on a street corner for 25 cents each. He would always leave her a quarter but never take a pretzel. The two of them never spoke.
One day, after 3 years of this routine, the young man passed the old lady's stand and left his usual quarter; the pretzel lady spoke to him for the first time.
“Sir, you are a good customer and I appreciate your business, but I have to tell you that the price of pretzels has gone up to 50 cents!!!”
Confronting Chutzpah with Chutzpah – How to Live As A Sheep Among Wolves
by Rabbi Yoseph Kahanov Jax, Fl.
Leaving his office building at lunchtime; a young businessman would pass the stand of a little old Jewish lady who sold pretzels on a street corner for 25 cents each. He would always leave her a quarter but never take a pretzel. The two of them never spoke.
One day, after 3 years of this routine, the young man passed the old lady’s stand and left his usual quarter; the pretzel lady spoke to him for the first time.
“Sir, you are a good customer and I appreciate your business, but I have to tell you that the price of pretzels has gone up to 50 cents!!!”
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