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No doubt there are many jokes
that start with this sort of question.
This is the story of one of them.
Some people might find religious ori-
ented jokes offensive so we’ll just call
it “The Joke” (although based on
what we see on television and social
media, it seems tame by today’s stan-
dards). If you want to hear it, then
write to me at The Connection and I
will be happy to share it with you.
In the winter of 1970, I signed on
to be the drama counselor at a sum-
mer camp for the upcoming season.
A few months later, I stopped by the
house of some long-time friends to
see their teenage son, David, who
would be a camper. I wanted to see
if David would be willing to take a
lead role in a play I would be direct-
ing that summer.
When I arrived, David was on an
errand so I visited with his father for
a few minutes awaiting his return.
His father was a Rabbi and Professor
at The Hebrew Union College where
Reform Rabbis are educated and
ordained. I thought he would enjoy
The Joke. It was obvious that he did
not, although he was kind enough to
let it pass without any reaction, as he
took a slow draw on a small cigar
and changed the topic.
I lost touch with David when he
went off to college and I moved
away for work. He too became a
Rabbi. As many young Rabbis do, he
moved from smaller to larger congre-
gations around the United States. His
name would come up from time to
time. At one point, he was the spiri-
tual leader for a congregation in
Portland, Maine, where good friends
of ours worshipped.
Following in his father’s footsteps,
he left the congregational world to
focus on interfaith and interreligious
relationships. A couple of years ago,
he became the Director of Interfaith
Affairs at the ADL (Anti-Defamation
League).
I saw on Linkedin that he was
based in New York City. After over a
year of trying to make our schedules
fit, I met him for a cup of coffee (less
than two weeks before he would
relocate to New England with the
ADL). As we were catching up I men-
tioned to David that over 45 years
ago I had told his father a joke that I
don’t think he liked very much. I then
began to tell David The Joke.
David started smiling halfway
through my delivery. David knew The
Joke. However, he told me he had no
idea that his father knew The Joke
nor that I had told his father any
jokes, let alone The Joke. David then
said, “I actually use The Joke as an ice
breaker when I am kicking off events
around the world to interfaith groups
and I am not joking with you now.”
DID YOU HEAR THE ONE ABOUT
THE PRIEST AND THE RABBI?
By: Dan Rosenberg
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