Thursday, November 24, 2005

CHASSIDIC STORY: The Shalom-Bayit Kugel

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Cheshvan 22, 5766 * November 24, 2005

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The Shalom-Bayit Kugel
By: Shoshannah Brombacher
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A husband and wife came to Rabbi Israel of Kosnitz (the "Kosnitzer Maggid," 1737-1814). They'd had a big fight and wanted a divorce.

"My wife," complained the man, "every week she makes for Shabbat a delicious kugel. I love that kugel! All week I work and shlep, just for that kugel! When I just think of that kugel, my mouth starts watering... But what does this foolish woman do to me? She torments me! After I recite the kiddush, do I get the kugel? No-o-o-o. First she serves the gefilte fish. Then the soup. Then the chicken. And the potatoes. Then a couple of other dishes, and then I'm full, I can't possibly take one more bite, then she brings in the kugel! Now shouldn't I divorce her?" And he said a lot more that people normally don't say in front of a rabbi.

The wife explained that in her parents' home it was always done this way. She wouldn't budge.

So the Kosnitzer Maggid decided that from now on she should make two kugels. One to be eaten right after kiddush, and one to serve after the fish and the soup and the chicken and the potatoes. The couple left reconciled.

From that day on, the Kosnitzer Maggid always had two kugels at his Shabbat table--one right after kiddush and another one after the main course. They called it the Shalom Bayit Kugel ("harmony in the home kugel").

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