tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38561663.post6729728080686243898..comments2023-10-31T09:47:46.994-04:00Comments on Rabbi Pinky Schmeckelstein: Parshas NitzavimRabbi Pinky Schmeckelsteinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16415028859483212296noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38561663.post-172533367892177492010-09-03T10:33:51.735-04:002010-09-03T10:33:51.735-04:00"Rabboisai, I am reminded of a famous story a..."Rabboisai, I am reminded of a famous story about the Menachem Mendel of Cracow, who survived Europe and moved his Chassidic sect to Alabama in 1947. Menachem Mendel and his family survived the war by being hidden by their neighbor, Piotr Christianowics, underneath the floorboards in the Christianowics home, at great personal risk to Piotr Christianowics and his family.<br /><br />One day, after the Nazis conducted a routine search of the area and had gone, Piotr whispered down to the floor, “Menachem Mendel, I am so sorry that all of this is happening to your people. I look forward to the day when you and I and our families can sit together and eat as free men.”<br /><br />There was a pause. Then Menachem Mender quietly responded through the floorboards, “Don’t kid yourself, Piotr. I would never break bread with a Shaygitz.”"<br /><br />Good one.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com