A Joke to Start the Week - "Called up to the Torah"

Last week, our joke to start the week came from a Jews Telling Jokes night earlier this year at Chabad of San Diego. Today we're sharing another joke from that event told by Rabbi Zalman Carlebach, spiritual leader of the shul. 

Rabbi Carlebach was born in Johannesburg and went to Torah Academy. He studied in Morristown, Leeds, England, and Pretoria where he received his Rabbinical Degree. As a student Rabbi, he traveled from rural Australia to Kathmandu, Nepal to share the beauty of Torah with others.

Somewhere along the line he learned to tell jokes. Here's the setup for this one:  In shul, you get called up to the Torah to get honored. One guy who was going through quite tremendous financial troubles was asked by the gabbai to come up to the Torah. And then...

Enjoy!

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