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even know how to read?" The
rabbi said "-It doesn't matter. Go
up to the bimah and pray for the
people." But Kalman thought a
moment; then instead of obey-
ing, removed his tallit from his
shoulders, placed it on the seat,
and walked out of the synagogue.
In a few minutes the doors of
the synagogue opened and
Kalman returned. In his hands
he carried a large grocery scale
high above his head. He walked
straight to the bimah, holding
the scales high above his head in
plain sight of the people.
He said, "Lord of the Universe,
as you know, I am an ignorant
man. I have-worked hard all my
life and have had little time for
learning. Sometimes I have been
impatient with people. Some-
times I have used strong lan-
guage. I am only a poor man and
have not been able to give too
much to charity, but all my life I
have been honest. These scales
are the symbol of honesty. I
have kept them straight and
clean. I have never robbed a cus-
tomer with short weights. Now,
God, hear me! Hear me! I am
Kalman. If I have done no
wrong, if my scales have been
honest and true, I plead with
•you, Almighty God, send down
rain on our town so that we may
live!"
. There was a dead silence in
the congregation. A strong wind
wrestled the windows of the
synagogue. Before long, the skies
began to grow dark. Soon rain
could be heard falling softly,
steadily upon the roof of the syn-
agogue. The town was saved.
Weeks went by and the rabbi
continued to wonder at this
strange kind of miracle. It took
months for the answer to come.
Little by little, the rabbi learned
the truth. One by one the mer-
chants of the town came to call
upon the rabbi. In the strictest
of secrecy, each confessed to him
that at some time or other,
because of carelessness, maybe
perhaps of greed, their scales had
not always been accurate. When
they were caught, they tried to
cover-up dishonesty. Now, they
began to realize how important
it was to make sure that their
scales were honest.
When the rabbi learned the
truth, he ordered that Kalman's
scales be placed in the vestibule
of the synagogue so that every
Jew in town could remember
how dangerous small, careless
acts of dishonesty could be.
Kalman was not the wisest
nor the wealthiest, nor the most
charitable, nor even the most pi-
ous; but he was the symbol of
fairness and honesty in every day
business life.
Now we know why the story
of "Kalman the Grocer" reminds
us of the words of the Torah for
this week's portion.

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