Anecdote of the day
Have a nice day!
A little anecdote:
Once, in pre-revolutionary times, a prayer was going on in one of the synagogues in Odessa.
Before one of the prayers, half of the worshipers stood up, and the other half remained seated.
Those who were seated began to shout at those who stood up to sit down, and those who were standing demanded that those who were seated stand up...
The Rebbe did not know what to say, and decided to seek advice from old Moshe, who was the founder of this synagogue.
He invited one representative from the «standing« and «sitting« people, and they went to find out which tradition should be followed during prayer.
The «standing» one asked old Moshe:
— Is it our tradition to stand during this prayer?
— No, - answered old Moshe, - it is not our tradition.
«Sitting» one:
— So, is it our tradition to sit during this prayer?
— No, - objected old Moshe again, - it is not our tradition either.
Here the rabbi intervened:
- Moshe, you see, the worshipers are always arguing about whether they should sit or stand during this prayer....
Old Moshe interrupted him and said:
- This is our tradition!
Happy nice day of winter!
