This showed up on another list, had to forward it. Best wishes to all for a sweet pesach.
------------------------------ And the Queen in a small European principality was bestowing knighthood upon men who had in some way helped her or her country. The men all knelt before her, and participated in a ceremony so old that its words had degenerated into meaningless syllables. The Queen would touch her sword to the shoulder of a man, say "I knight thee Sir William Thompson; Holla Rolla Wolla Bolla!" Sir William would answer "Holla Rolla Wolla Bolla," and the Queen moved on to the next kneeling man. When she came to one man, new to the country and unaccustomed to its traditions, she said "I knight thee Sir Hymie Ginsberg, Holla Rolla Wolla Bolla." The new knight in his stage fright could not remember the nonsense words, and blurted out the first ritual words that came to his mind: "Ma nishtana halailah hazeh michol hallelos?" The Queen turned to a courtier, and pointing to this new nobleman, said "Why is this knight different from all other knights?" ---------------------- [EMAIL PROTECTED] ---------------------+ Hosted by Shamash: The Jewish Network http://shamash.org A service of Hebrew College, which offers online courses and an online MA in Jewish Studies, http://hebrewcollege.edu/online/ * * FREE JEWISH LEARNING * * Shamash invites you to join MyJewishLearning.com, a comprehensive, objective, authoritative and interactive learning resource in all areas of Judaism. Free membership via http://www.myjewishlearning.com/shamash ---------------------- [EMAIL PROTECTED] ---------------------=
