from The Taste of Yiddish

[dasa]

by Lillian Feinsilver

 

 

A group of Jews were at early morning prayers in synagogue.

 

 

The rabbi suddenly stands up and declaims, "Oh Lord...I am nothing!" and sits down.

 

 

A little while late, the synagogues's cantor stands up and he says, "Oh Lord, I am nothing!"

 

 

Everyone continues praying. Then the synagogue's janitor gets together his courage, and he jumps up and says, "Oh Lord, I am nothing!"

 

 

So the rabbi leans over to the cantor and whispers, "Now look who thinks he's nothing!"