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Sharing Rabbi Sachs (Original Post) Richard D May 2025 OP
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I've watched a few video's of him and he was quite a funny guy. He tells the story of when he is waiting in line to be mitch96 May 2025 #2

mitch96

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2. I've watched a few video's of him and he was quite a funny guy. He tells the story of when he is waiting in line to be
Fri May 30, 2025, 08:07 PM
May 2025

knighted by the Queen. He is to kneel in front of her and recite a sentence in Latin when she taps him on the shoulders with her sword. However, when his turn comes, he panics in the excitement of the moment and forgets the Latin. Then, thinking fast, he recites the only other sentence he knows in a foreign language, which he remembers from the Passover seder:

"Ma nishtanah halailah hazeh mikol haleilot."

Puzzled, Her Majesty turns to her advisor and whispers,
"Why is this knight different from all other knights?"

I rolled on the floor laughing!!!
A great guy who we lost too soon...
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