This witty piece of Jewish wisdom leaves us with only one logical choice in life: live right and make amends today.
The story is told of a peripatetic rabbi who was walking with some of his disciples when one of them asked: “Rabbi, when should a man repent?”
The rabbi quickly replied: “On the last day of your life.”
“But,” protested several of his disciples, “we can never be sure which day will be the last day of our life.”
The rabbi smiled and said, “The answer to that problem is very simple. Repent now.”
Source: Leonard Sweet, SoulSalsa
(Zondervan, 2002)
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Image: Canada Post issued its first postage stamp on Hanukkah, the Jewish festival of lights, in 2017. The stamp features a stylised, geometric blue design representing a menorah, with yellow-gold diamond shapes serving as flames. The menorah is a sacred, multi-branched candelabrum used in Jewish religious rituals. Image courtesy The Times of Israel.