The Rabbi Quotes

“Did you ever hear the old story about the grieving Jewish father who went to his rabbi and told him about his son’s elopement with a shickseh and subsequent conversion?” “No,” Michael said. “‘I had a son, Rabbi,’ the man said, ‘and he became a goy. What shall I do?’ “And the rabbi shook his head. ‘I, too, had a son,’ he told the man. ‘And he married a shickseh and became a goy.’ “‘So what did you do?’ the Jewish man asked the rabbi. “‘I went into the temple and I prayed to God,’ the rabbi said, ‘and suddenly a great voice filled the temple.’ “‘What did the voice say, Rabbi?’ the Jewish father asked. “‘The voice said, I, TOO, HAD A SON....”
― Noah Gordon, The Rabbi

“Michael held his hand as he hallucinated, talking to some of the people who had left footprints on his memory when they had walked across his life.”
― Noah Gordon, The Rabbi

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― Noah Gordon, The Rabbi