Q: An oldie but goodie: A Jewish man is waiting in line to be knighted by the Queen of England. He is supposed to kneel and recite a sentence that he has memorized for this occasion, in Latin. When it comes his turn, the Queen taps him on the shoulders with the sword -- and in the panic of excitement he forgets the Latin line. Thinking quickly, he recites the only other line he knows in a foreign language, which he remembers from reciting as a lad at the Passover Seder: "Mah nishtana ha-lailah ha-zeh mi-kol ha-leilot." The puzzled Queen turns to her advisor and asks, "Why is this knight different from all other knights?" If I explain it in the details then it'll spoil the "punch line" for those who will get it. But I promise I'll explain it at the end of the q's run. Shabbat Shalom. I'll be back Sunday. :) Wait, that didn't make sense, even to me..sheesh. I promise I haven't gotten in to the Passover wine ....yet. It has to do with the seder and a part of the observance when the youngest child asks " The Four questions" to learn about the Passover. The Hebrew transliteration above translates to " Why is this night different from all other nights?" It's just a silly little pun.
A: My father told that joke every year at our Seder table from the 1950's until he died in 2001. Thanks for the memories, and happy Passover to you!
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