Fay goes to see Rabbi Gross. “I have a problem, rabbi,” she says. “Yesterday, after yet another argument with my Ruben, he walks out on me and tells me he isn’t coming back. What I want to know, rabbi, is whether you think he will return.”
Rabbi Gross gets up, walks over to his desk and opens a large box. He flicks through some paperwork, then closes it saying, “It’s not in here.” He then opens another large box and again flicks through some paperwork before closing it, saying “It’s not in here either.” He then opens a third large box and as he is flicking through some papers, he says, “Ah, here they are.” He then removes a pair of glasses from the box and walks back to Fay.
“Well rabbi,” asks Fay, “what do you think? Will Ruben return to me?”
Rabbi Gross puts on his glasses and stares closely at Fay for a while. He then replies, “No Fay, I don’t think he will.”
Credit: David Minkoff, A Word In Your Eye