0 responses to “One of the most inspiring stories I ever read was from Rabbi Drizen who went to Russia to visit his shtetel where his ancestors were buried. Taking the seventeen hour drive from Moscow with a Ukrainian driver who chatted incessantly he must have enjoyed the tranquility of cemetery; then he told the driver he would like to see if there are any Jews in the town. He almost gave up but the driver didn’t. They found one old Jewish grandmother who had a grandchild with her. She invited him in and they chatted over a cup of tea for five minutes and he left. Suddenly the messiah came – well almost, his driver was in quite contemplation for close to an hour – when all good things cant last forever – “You know, one day I will emigrate to America” he said. “Okay” said Rabbi Drizen; “and there I will bring together my fellow Ukrainians living in America and I will give them a free round of drinks in a bar.” “Sounds good.” And then with a more sober tone in his voice he said “we will go home and I and them have nothing in common but you and that babushkah are family.””