By COLlive reporter
Mitzvah Day is an annual event in the UK where the Jewish community joins together with other faith communities in order to do something good for the benefit of the wider community.
For the past few years Mill Hill Synagogue and its Rabbi, Yitzchok Schochet joined with Father Steven Young and his local parish outside some of the main supermarkets in Mill Hill to encourage shoppers to buy something extra for the benefit of the borough homeless shelter.
Many shopping carts laden with food and supplies were once again raised.
Only this year’s Mitzvah Day brought about a startling discovery for the Rabbi. In conversation with a group of people about ‘who is a Jew’ Father Steven chimed in: “My grandmother was Jewish.”
When he confirmed that it was his maternal grandmother, Rabbi Schochet quipped: “We’re going to have to start calling you Rabbi Steven.”
As to what he can do with that newfound information, Rabbi Schochet says he really needs to figure that out.
SEREL CHANA MANESS,EVEN AT WHOLE FOOD,A MAN WITH A CROSS TATOO ON HIS ARM,ALL THESE PEOPLE ARE SHOCKED
I liked Rabbi Schochet’s lighthearted quip.
I was reading a Jewish newsletter on the train. I started to close it and the black man next to me said, “Madam, would you mind giving it to me if you are done?”
“Certainly,” I replied. “why do you want this?”
“My maternal grandmother just told me she is Jewish.”
This man was West Indian. It happened on the day before Purim.
The incident in Buffalo was with his uncle Rabbi Dovid Schochet. It is printed in Chana’ Weisberg’s Divine Whispers. May the results here be similar.
di velt shakult zich
and all the neshamas that need to find their source keep popping up in many places. My son just had a similar story……….
Moshiach is getting close so let’s all get busy with good stuff.. We need to ignore the distractions.. that’s the yetzer trying really hard to delay the Geula.
His Father also discovered a Jewish Priest in Buffalo. Wow. history DOES repeat itself!
wow this power couple has the greatest kids!!
Hatzlacha with the kiruv process. Moshiachdig.
I see Shimon Gillis. Keep up the good work
That is a mighty revelation for a person!