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BERNIE THE DOG & THE TEMPLE

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 you doing here with a dog?"

Bernie: "The dog came here to pray."

"Oh, come on," says the rabbi. "I don't believe you. You are just fooling around. . .that's not a proper thing to do in temple."

"Honest," says Bernie. It's true."

"Okay," says the rabbi (thinking he would call Bernie's bluff). "Then, show me what the dog can do."

"Okay," 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 a 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!"

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