The Praying Dog
While leading the Friday evening services, the Rabbi noticed a member of the congregation, Bernie, walk in with a St. Bernard dog. The Rabbi, horrified, asked the Cantor to continue the service and went to talk to Bernie.
- Rabbi: What are doing here with a dog?
- Bernie: The dog came here to pray.
- Oh, come on, says the Rabbi.
- YES! says Bernie.
- Rabbi: I don't believe you. You are just fooling around; that's not a proper thing to do in temple.
- Bernie: Its true!..
- Ok, says the Rabbi, then show me what the dog can do.
- OK, says Bernie nodding to the dog...
The dog proceeds to open up the barrel under his neck and removes a yarmulke, a tallis (puts them on his head) and prayer book and actually starts saying prayers in Hebrew! The Rabbi is so shocked he listens for a full 15 minutes.
When the Rabbi regains his composure, he is so impressed with the quality of the praying he says to Bernie:
- Do you think your dog would consider going to Rabbinical school????
Bernie, throwing up his hands in disgust says:
- YOU TALK TO HIM! He wants to be a doctor!