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4 edits | The story of the Latkes...(potato pancakes) Here's an old story that I believe is quite relevant..and a rational answer..
A stone cutter was very poor-so poor that he could not afford to buy latkes at Hanukkah, but every day on the way home he stopped under the window of a rich man's house to smell his latkes, because the rich man's cook used to make latkes every day and cool them off near the open window.
One day the rich man caught the stonecutter under the window smelling his latkes. Crying foul, he loudly summoned the local Rabbi-attracting a crowd of people who stopped to see what the commotion was. The rich man demanded that he be compensated for the THEFT of the aroma of his latkes. The rabbi thought for a bit and then said: "I fine you one shekel". The stone cutter began to cry, because he didn't have even a single shekel, so the rabbi asked the people to help. They all searched their pockets and purses, coming up with small change that totalled a shekel. The rabbi put the coinage in a small bag. Smiling, the rich man grabbed for the bag. The rabbi then shook the bag, allowing the coins within to make a jingling noise. He then turned to the rich man and said: "There. You now have been fairly compensated for the smell of your latkes by the sound of one sheckel".
And the gave the money back to the townsfolk. |
