The Messiah has come! Shops closed, crowds began lining the streets, musicians unwrapped their instruments, car horns blared. The Messiah has come!
nd it came to pass that in Heaven it was finally decided: it was time for the Messiah to appear, and bring peace and harmony and joy and fulfillment to mankind.
And so, at the appointed hour, the Messiah arrived at the Old City’s Shaar Harachamim Gate.
The gatekeeper, however, refused to let him enter, even though all his visas and passports and documents were in order. “You are wearing a shtreimel,” he said. “My Messiah will not be wearing a shtreimel. Clearly, you are an impostor.”
The Messiah replied with a gentle smile: “That is no problem. Here in my saddlebag is a selection of all the possible head coverings you might want. I have kippot serugot of all colors and sizes; large white knitted yarmulkes, black velvet yarmulkes, tiny leather yarmulkes, black hats with wide or narrow brims, Homburg hats, a variety of shtreimels. Whatever covering you prefer, I have it.”
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