Community Magazine July 2009

non-kosher restaurant.” The rabbi’s eyebrows arched. “And why were you eating in a non-kosher res- taurant?” “I had no choice,” Abraham said. “All the kosher restau- rants were closed.” “And why were all the kosher restaurants closed?” the rabbi asked. Abraham replied, “It was Yom Kippur.” Chanch E LooLoo tHe sCHool interView Little Simon was apply- ing to a religious school for third grade. Before being accepted, he had to be interviewed by the prin- cipal. “Now, Simon,” the principal asked. “Tell me honestly, do you say prayers before eating?” “No sir,” Simon answered, “I don’t have to… my Mom is a very good cook.” S. Sarah easiest HoMework eVer The teacher was collect- ing homework assignments from everyone in row four. When she passed Amy, she saw there was no paper on the desk, and she gave the young girl a disappointed look. “Amy, where is your home- work? This is the third time this week…” Amy looked up innocently at the teacher and said, “But I followed your instructions exactly. You said the home- work was ‘a piece of cake.’ I didn’t want to waste it, so I gave it to my baby brother to eat.” Amiel T. food sCienCe Q. What do you get when you eat a blackberry? A. A bluetooth. elderly eXCHanGe Three retirees, each with hearing loss, were play- ing golf one fine June day. “Windy, isn’t it?” Sam com- mented. “No,” Joe replied. “It’s Thursday.” “Me, too,” Bob chimed in. “Let’s have a beer.” Jack V. Grazi Military strenGtH At the Russian military academy, a general gave a lecture on the topic “Potential Problems and Military Strategy”. During the question and answer session following the lec- ture, one officer stood up and asked, “Will there be a third world war and will Russia take part in it?” “Yes to both” replied the general. The officer asked, “Who will be the enemy?” “All indications point to China.” The audience was shocked and the officer continued to question the general with desperation creeping into his voice. “But General, we are only 140 million, while the Chinese are 1,400 million. Do we stand a chance?” “Just think about this” the general explained. “In mod- ern warfare, it is not the quantity that matters, but the quality. For example, in the Middle East there were wars where as few as 650,000 Jews fought against 65 million Arabs, and Israel was always victorious.” After a small pause the offi- cer asked, “But do we have enough Jews?” Fortune Madeb  ”  106 Community magazine Riddle: An Extra Piece of Pie SUBMITTED BY: Larry Warren and Rabbi Yitzchak Deitz Four shaped pieces of pie are used to create each of the two arrangements. The sizes of each piece in both arrangements are equal. But by rearranging the pieces in a certain way, an extra space is found. How can this be? Last Month’s Riddle: Measuring Medicine A doctor has three vials measuring 7, 4 and 3 milliliters (ml.) in capacity. The 7 ml. vial is full with a crucial medication and the other two are empty. How can the doctor measure out three doses of the medicine pouring the fewest times to end up with two 2 ml., doses and one 3 ml. dose. Solution: Three numerals in each number stand for milliliters in each vial:700 - 340 - 313 - 610 - 601 - 241 - 223 (pouring 6 times) Solved by: Grand Octa, Haim Soleimani, Surela Schlussel, Moshe Rosengarden, Binyamin Hezghian, Daniela Blum, David Belhassen, Joey Kabariti, Barry Katz Junior Riddle: Crazy Eight Cookies SUBMITTED BY: Diane Cohen Rachel is trying to make a cookie recipe, but she doesn’t have the numbers for each measurements. She knows that they use the digit eight, eight times and that adding up all the measurements equals 1000. What are the numbers? Last Month’s Junior Riddle: A doctor asks a nurse for two pain relieving pills for patient. But the lights are out in the hospital’s pharmacy. The nurse knows that she has only 19 blue aspirin pills, 20 white Tylenol pills and 21 pink ibuprofen pills in a drawer. How many pills must the nurse remove (without being able to see) to be sure that she will have one matched pair of pills? Solution: 4 pills Solved by: Surela Schlussel, Yael Blum, A Semah, Raymond Kairey, JoJo Tawil Trivia: Percentage Of Americans Who Regularly Buy Kosher Food For Health, Food Quality And Religious Reasons (Kosher Today) Percentage Of Kosher Consumers Who Are Observant Jews (Packaged Facts) ! SEND YOUR SOLUTIONS! email: riddles@community m .com • fax: 718-504-4246 mail: 1616 Ocean Parkway, Brooklyn, NY 11223 Correct solutions received by the 20 th of each month will be featured in the next issue along with your name. 13: 12:

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