[Avodah] Kaddish Yasom

Moshe Y. Gluck mgluck at gmail.com
Wed Apr 30 18:53:54 PDT 2008


R' Akiva Miller:
> While my brothers and I were shoveling, someone -- within hearing range of
my
> mother -- commented, in a deprecating tone, "Look at that! They're burying
> their own father!!!"
> 
> When my mother related this to me, I told her that I wish I'd have heard
that
> comment, because my response would have been, "He tucked me into bed many
> times. Why shouldn't I return the favor?"

This of course reminds me of the Gemara (Berachos 9b), "Igra D'bei Tamya
Shtikusa." The Gemara kindly warns such people to keep their mouths shut. 

KT,
MYG 






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