Taking Responsibility

Thus, my friend was surprised when his longtime acquaintance began the conversation by asking, “Moshe, does the six-hour waiting period between meat and milk also apply to chicken?”

In the course of their conversation, the fellow with the three daughters admitted with some chagrin that his two unmarried daughters have both begun to keep kosher. So, he had to know some of the basic rules.

But that wasn’t the worst of it, he told my friend: “My married daughter has become shomer Shabbat.”

Another story. As I mentioned last week, my rav recently lost a son, who passed away suddenly at home at night. My rav very much wanted to make the levayah immediately. But in Israel, one must first receive a certificate from the police before the chevra kaddisha will even discuss arrangements.