Rinat Yerushalaim Synagogue
Kids' Corner

16Comics Magazine
Issue 16

The Bus and the Tire

How did thousands of kollel scholars always get their stipends on time? Rav Yoram explained – with a parable.

  1. A great Torah scholar asked Rav Yoram a question.

    A great Torah scholar asked Rav Yoram a question.

    How do the stipends of thousands of your scholars always arrive on time?

  2. Rav Yoram answered with a parable: "Picture a city bus going from stop to stop…"

    Rav Yoram answered with a parable: "Picture a city bus going from stop to stop…"

    Another stop – more passengers!

  3. "But if there's a tiny hole in the tire, the air slowly leaks out…"

    "But if there's a tiny hole in the tire, the air slowly leaks out…"

    Psssss…

  4. "And when the bus fills up, the tire goes flat – and the bus gets stuck in the middle of the road!"

    "And when the bus fills up, the tire goes flat – and the bus gets stuck in the middle of the road!"

    We're stuck in the middle of the road!

  5. "But when there's no hole at all, the bus keeps going – with one passenger or with fifty!"

    "But when there's no hole at all, the bus keeps going – with one passenger or with fifty!"

    What a smooth ride!

    There's room for everyone!

  6. The lesson: when you do everything for Heaven's sake, with no personal interest at all – everything succeeds.

    The lesson: when you do everything for Heaven's sake, with no personal interest at all – everything succeeds.

    No personal interest – no flat tire!

    Now I understand!