Shabbat Sermon: Linden Tree with Rabbi Wes Gardenswartz

The story is told of the time that the Pope and the Prime Minister of Israel decided to deepen the relationship between the Vatican and the Jewish state by co-cohosting a friendly golf game that would be played by premier Catholic and Jewish golfers.  The Pope invited Jack Nicklaus to be the Vatican representative.  Jack Nicklaus is a devout Catholic and a great golfer.  After the golf game, Jack Nicklaus goes to the Vatican to report.

Your Holiness, I have good news and bad news.  The good news is that I played the best golf I have ever played. God was with me like never before.  My play was inspired from above.

Then what is the bad news?

The bad news is that I lost by three strokes to Rabbi Tiger Woods.

Unfortunately, today, relations between Jews and the non-Jewish world are no laughing matter.  

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