Abe goes to see Doctor Myers and says, “I want to become a woman.”
“You must be joking,” says Doctor Myers.
“No I’m not,” says Abe, “I’m serious about it. Are you willing to perform the necessary operations on me?”
“No, definitely not,” replies Doctor Myers.
“So who will do it?” asks Abe.
“Well I shouldn’t tell you this,” replies Doctor Myers, “but I know the name of a doctor in France who can do it.”
Six months later, Abe returns to Doctor Myers and says, “I’m so glad you gave me the name of doctor Jean-Pierre. I’ve had it done and I feel terrific. My new name is Sadie and I now function in every way like a woman, emotionally as well as physically.”
“But – Sadie,” asks Doctor Myers, “don’t you have any emotions or desires left over from your previous life as a man?”
“Well now you ask,” replies Sadie, “some mornings I do have this great urge to lay tefillin.”
Credit: David Minkoff, A Word In Your Eye