Page 2 - The Jewish Voice - October '19

Page 2, The Jewish Voice

From the rabbis

You Won’t Believe what this Seven Days of Ultimate Joy The father answered, “He will not catch any colds. When
Fellow Did to His Wife! By Rabbi Shlomo Ezagui he sleeps here in the sukkah in the company of the learned, he
will be warmed, and this warmth will last him for generations
When Rabbi Yosef to come.”
By Rabbi Dovid Vigler Yitzchak was still a little Rosh Hashanah, according to the strict rule of the Bible, at
There’s an old joke about boy in Russia, he fell asleep the beginning of the year, and the Day of Atonement, is one day
the fellow who complains in one of the temporary respectively. These are serious days of meditation, introspection,
bitterly to the rabbi about how huts, sukkot, we live in and judgment. However, the days we are instructed to eat and
much he dislikes his wife and for seven days after Yom live in the sukkah is seven days (in Israel, according to the Bible),
how he would do anything Kippur. It was cold, and his when the Bible tells us no fewer than three times to be joyous!
to end the marriage, but she mother came to bring him It is quite evident that G-d wants us to be happy and joyous,
would never consider it. The back into the house. The much more than to fast and be serious. “Serve G-d in joy, come
wise rabbi leans forward and little boy’s father, Rabbi before Him in song. Because you did not serve G-d in joy, all
signals to the distraught man Sholom Dov Ber, said, “Let these difficult things come upon you.”
to listen closely. “There is a him remain here in the sukkah” — but the boy’s mother
way, you know, to arrange said, “It is cold and he could get sick.” From the Rabbis on page 3
for her untimely passing.”
“Really, Rabbi? I never would’ve expected to hear this
“If a person makes a charity pledge that he doesn’t fulfill, New Study Reveals Outdated Home Seller Beliefs
from you of all people. Tell me more!” he excitedly responds.

then he is punished with the death of his spouse. Go ahead
and make a large pledge to the shul, and when a year passes - The Rules of Engagement Changed
and you haven’t paid up, your wife will die!”
The fellow is delighted by the advice, and that Shabbos in
shul he makes an astronomically large pledge on the bimah Any Seller Who Has Not Sold a Home in the Past Five Years is in for a SHOCK.
in front of the incredulous congregation. After Shabbos, the Everything They Thought They Knew About Selling a Home Has Changed!
rabbi calls him over and tells him that some people might
suspect what he is really up to. In order to avoid arousing By Gregory Warner whether they like it or not. In the new reality, buyers
suspicion, he should treat his wife really nicely for the The Real Estate News Press are visiting the property because they have already
duration of the year. This way, people will think that he seen the home online and decided it was worth seeing
actually loves her and won’t suspect a thing when she dies Palm Beach County – Sellers who do not understand it in person.
from his unpaid pledge. the new rules of engagement can easily make costly
“Just brilliant, Rabbi,” says the man. “I will do just that!” mistakes and jeopardize their chances of a sale. In Open houses are obsolete and the least effective way
That night the husband arrives home with a bouquet of the past, buyers used to have to visit a home to add to sell a home. Most real estate agents are stuck in
flowers for his wife. In utter shock, she accepts the flowers or remove it from their shortlist. That’s no longer the time, with a portfolio of outdated tactics and sales
as he tells her to read the most beautiful card, he had case today. strategies that don’t work anymore. Traditional ways
ever written her, professing his love and devotion to her. of selling homes have become increasingly less and
What would normally have been another evening at home Seller have between 7 and 10 seconds to sell their less effective in today’s market.
with nary a glance at each other turns into a very special home, and those seconds are on a mobile device or
encounter for this wife, so deprived of love and affection. a laptop anywhere in the world. If a buyer does not To better understand the home selling process, a
The next evening, upon returning from work, he smells like an online listing they will remove it from their special guide has been prepared from current industry
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what can he do about his unpaid pledge, given that the year
is almost up? His shrug concealing a hidden smile, the rabbi
simply says, “I guess you’ll just need to pay up!”
Perhaps the most ubiquitous of the symbols of the High
Holidays is the humble shofar. Of all the different kinds of
shofars, the one characteristic they all have in common is ARE YOU ON TRACK TO
the curve. If it’s not bent upwards, it doesn’t make the cut
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