I dropped into a Kosher deli today for a pastrami on rye, as only the Jewish can make them. I noticed Saul was getting a new head of lettuce out to shred for sandwiches. … …. He proceeded to remove the outer leaves, then he deftly sliced away the top section of the lettuce and tossed it in the trash. … … “Why did you remove the top portion of the lettuce?” I asked … … “We are a Kosher deli, we circumcise the vegetables,” he replied. “Hmmm, makes sense to me, a gentile, who doesn’t pretend to understand Jewish customs,” I thought to myself. “It’s just the tip of the iceberg.”
I dropped into a Kosher deli today for a pastrami on rye, as only the Jewish can make them. I noticed Saul was getting a new head of lettuce out to shred for sandwiches. …
….
He proceeded to remove the outer leaves, then he deftly sliced away the top section of the lettuce and tossed it in the trash. …
…
“Why did you remove the top portion of the lettuce?” I asked …
…
“We are a Kosher deli, we circumcise the vegetables,” he replied.
“Hmmm, makes sense to me, a gentile, who doesn’t pretend to understand Jewish customs,” I thought to myself.
“It’s just the tip of the iceberg.”