Subject: Future Father-In-Law
Date: Sun, Apr 30 2000 00:00:03 EDT

A young woman brought home her fiance to meet her parents. After dinner, her mother told her father to find out about the young man. The father invited the fiancee to his study for a drink.

"So what are your plans?" the father asked the young man.

"I am a Torah scholar," he replied.

"A Torah scholar. Hmmm," the father ssid. "Admirable, but what will you do to provide a nice house for my daughter to live in, as she's accustomed to?"

"I will study," the young man replied, "and God will provide for us."

"And how will you buy her a beautiful engagement ring, such as she deserves?" asked the father.

"I will concentrate on my studies," the young man replied, "God will provide for us."

"And children?" asked the father. "How will you support children?"

"Don't worry, sir, God will provide," replied the fiance.

The conversation proceeded like this, and each time the father asked a question, the young idealist insisted that God would provide. Later, the mother asked, "How did it go, Honey?"

The father answered, "He has no job and no plans, but the good news is he thinks I'm God."