November 23, 200619 yr In a small town in the Old Country, the Rabbi died. His widow, the > Rebbetzin, was so disconsolate that the people of the town decided > that > she ought to get married again. But the town was so small that the > only > eligible bachelor was the town butcher. The poor Rebbetzin was > somewhat > dismayed because she had been wed to a scholar, and the butcher had no > great formal education. However, she was lonely, so she agreed, and > they > were married. > > After the marriage, Friday came. She went to the mikvah (a Jewish > ritual bath to get rid of impurities). Then, she went home to prepare > to > light > the candles. The butcher leaned over to her and said, "My mother > told me > that after the mikvah and before lighting the candles, it's good to > have > sex." So they did. > > She lit the candles. He leaned over again and said, "My father told me > that after lighting the candles it's good to have sex." So they did. > > They went to bed after saying their prayers. When they awoke he said > to her, "My grandmother said that before you go to the synagogue it's > good to have sex." So they did. > > After praying all morning, they came home to rest; and again he > whispers in her ear, "My grandfather says after praying it's good to > have sex." > > So they did. > > On Sunday she went out to shop for food and met a friend who asked, " > So how is the new husband?" She replied, "Well, he is no scholar; but > he comes from a wonderful family.
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