Sunday, September 28, 2008

Talking to the Wall - Joke

In Jerusalem, an American female journalist heard about an old Rabbi
who visited the Kotel, the Western Wall to pray twice a day every day for
over five decades.
In an effort to check out the story, she goes to the holy site and there he
is. She watches the old man at prayer and after about 45 minutes, when he
turns to leave, she approaches him for an interview. “I’m Rebecca Smith
from CNN, sir, how long have you been coming to the Wailing Wall and
praying?”
“For about 50 years,” he informs her. “That’s amazing! What do you
pray for?” “I pray for peace between the Jews and Arabs. I pray for all the
hatred to stop and I pray for all of our children to grow up in safety and
friendship.”
“And how do you feel, sir, after doing this for 50 years?”
“Like I’m talking to a brick wall!”
Since today is Rosh Hashanah, and the

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