In a small town there were 3 shuls— 1 Orthodox, 1
Conservative, and 1 Reform. All three had a serious problem with squirrels
in their buildings. Each congregation, in its own fashion, held a
meeting to deal with the problem:
The Orthodox decided that it was predestined that squirrels be in the shul
and they would just have to live with them.
The Conservatives decided they should deal with the squirrels in the
movement's style of community responsibility and social action. They humanely
trapped them and released them in a park at the edge of town— only to find
that within three days they were all back in the synagogue.
The Reform Synagogue held several lengthy meetings, allowing all members to
voice their opinions, and finally decided to vote the squirrels in as members of
the Temple. Now, they only see them on Rosh Hashanah and Yom
Kippur...
—Forwarded by Larry
Gorfine, San Diego, California
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