{"id":702,"date":"2021-05-27T15:17:49","date_gmt":"2021-05-27T18:17:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/berdichev.org\/wordpress\/?p=702"},"modified":"2021-05-27T15:17:49","modified_gmt":"2021-05-27T18:17:49","slug":"the-pesach-sandwich","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/berdichev.org\/index.php\/2021\/05\/27\/the-pesach-sandwich\/","title":{"rendered":"THE PESACH SANDWICH"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>No one could get Rabbi Levi Yitzhak of Berdichev angry. No matter what anyone did, he would always find something nice to say. He believed in treating all Jews kindly, no matter how much his patience was tested.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/berdichev.org\/other_photos\/rabbi_sandwich_1.jpg\" width=\"256\" height=\"192\"><\/td><td><strong>Rabbi Levi Yitzhak\u2019s neighbor had a son who did not want to keep any of the mitzvot. One year, during the seder, the family was about to make a sandwich of matza and maror for korekh. To everyone\u2019s surprise, the boy pulled from his pocket two slices of bread and some meat, and made himself a sandwich. His father started to cry: \u201cHow dare you bring bread to my seder?\u201d<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td><strong>\u201cBut father,\u201d the boy answered, \u201cI\u2019m hungry after reading the Haggadah. What difference does it make if I eat bread or matza? I\u2019m sure Rabbi Levi Yitzhak wouldn\u2019t mind. The father jumped up from the table and grabbed his son. \u201cOh wouldn\u2019t he? Lets go ask him.\u201d The whole family marched next door, the father leading the boy by the ear. \u201cRabbi,\u201d the man said, \u201ceven you would not tolerate what my son just did. He ate bread at our seder. I have four sons, rabbi, and I don\u2019t have to tell you which one he is.\u201d<\/strong><\/td><td><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/berdichev.org\/other_photos\/rabbi_sandwich_2.jpg\" width=\"240\" height=\"180\"><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/berdichev.org\/other_photos\/rabbi_sandwich_3.jpg\" width=\"237\" height=\"178\"><\/td><td><strong>Everyone room was shocked; everyone, that is, except for Rabbi Levi Yitzhak. He smiled at the boy and asked if it was true.<\/strong><strong>\u201cOf course, Rabbi. I was hungry so I made myself a sandwich.\u201d<\/strong><strong>\u201cDon\u2019t you know that on Pesach Jews don\u2019t eat bread,\u201d Rabbi Levi Yitzhak continued.<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td><strong>\u201cWell, Rabbi,\u201d the boy answered, \u201cto be totally honest, I don\u2019t really believe in all this. What difference could it possibly make if I eat bread or matza?\u201d<\/strong><strong>The entire room was silent. Only the boy\u2019s mother could be heard sobbing in the doorway. \u201cPlease come here,\u201d Rabbi Levi Yitzhak called to the boy. The boy walked slowly, afraid that this time he had gone too far.<\/strong><strong>As he approached the table, the rabbi hugged him.<\/strong><\/td><td><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/berdichev.org\/other_photos\/rabbi_sandwich_4.jpg\" width=\"224\" height=\"168\"><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201cSuch a fine boy,\u201d he said to the father, \u201cand so honest too,\u201d he added to the mother. \u201cHe\u2019s ready to admit what he did and he\u2019s acting according to his beliefs. Such a fine, honest boy must sit with me at my seder. I have so much to learn from him! Just one thing though.\u201d The rabbi turned to the boy and said, \u201cThere\u2019ll be no sandwiches at the seder table &#8211; unless you make them with matza.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>No one could get Rabbi Levi Yitzhak of Berdichev angry. No matter what anyone did, he would always find something nice to say. 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