TOO HOT TO HANDLE A woman the Rabbi’s blessing sought, The Rabbi agreed without a second thought. His hands above her he did spread, And blessings called down on her head. “But, Rabbi,” she said, “It troubles me much That my head you did not touch. I know that G-D your words could hear, But, wouldn’t a blessing be better from near?” The Rabbi said, “OK! All right! How do you light candles on Friday night? Do you stand with your hands inside the fire, Or do you hold them up much higher?” She said, “I’d be burned inside the flame!” The Rabbi replied, “With me, it’s the same. If I had laid my hands on you, Believe me, I’d have been burned too!” D.Shohat
TOO HOT TO HANDLE
A woman the Rabbi’s blessing sought,
The Rabbi agreed without a second thought.
His hands above her he did spread,
And blessings called down on her head.
“But, Rabbi,” she said, “It troubles me much
That my head you did not touch.
I know that G-D your words could hear,
But, wouldn’t a blessing be better from near?”
The Rabbi said, “OK! All right!
How do you light candles on Friday night?
Do you stand with your hands inside the fire,
Or do you hold them up much higher?”
She said, “I’d be burned inside the flame!”
The Rabbi replied, “With me, it’s the same.
If I had laid my hands on you,
Believe me, I’d have been burned too!”
D.Shohat
Necessary conversation, but ironicly it doesn't feel very modest having a young man and young woman discussing this... 😏