The Confessional

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So it seems that these four rabbis had a series of theo-
logical arguments, and three were always in accord against
the fourth.

One day, the odd rabbi out, after the usual "3 to 1,
majority rules" statement that signified that he had
lost again, decided to appeal to a higher authority.

"Oh, G~d!" he cried. "I know in my heart that I am right
and they are wrong! Please give me a sign to prove it to
them!"

It was a beautiful, sunny day.

As soon as the rabbi finished his prayer, a storm cloud
moved across the sky above the four. It rumbled once and
dissolved.

"A sign from G~od! See, I'm right, I knew it!"

But the other three disagreed, pointing out that storm
clouds form on hot days.

So the rabbi prayed again: "Oh, G~d, I need a bigger
sign to show that I am right and they are wrong. So
please, G~d, a bigger sign!"

This time four storm clouds appeared, rushed toward
each other to form one big cloud, and a bolt of
lightning slammed into a tree on a nearby hill.

"I told you I was right!" cried the rabbi, but his
friends insisted that nothing had happened that could
not be explained by natural causes.

The rabbi was getting ready to ask for a *very big*
sign, but just as he said, "Oh G~d...," the sky turned
pitch black, the earth shook, and a deep, booming voice
intoned, "HEEEEEEEE'S RIIIIIIIGHT!"

The rabbi put his hands on his hips, turned to the other
three, and said, "Well?"

"So," shrugged one of the other rabbis, "now it's 3 to
2."