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Solving the squirrel problem

jewishsightseeing.com,  October 18, 2005

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