Clifford Meth's favorite author, Hank Maggitz, has resurfaced at the Pig of Death blog, writing a semi-regular column, Tough Questions for Tough Jews. So reports Clifford Meth on his site, at least. You don't know who Hank Maggitz is, you say? Why should anyone in comics care for such an item, you ask?
Well, Hank Maggitz can tell a helluva yarn, it would appear. Check out his latest, Wagging the Rebbe, excerpted at Pig of Death and can be seen in its entirety, here.
The uproar was over the installation of the new rabbi. Now that the Shemtov brothers had been forced out of Pennsylvania and Michigan, Moshe Herson's sons had assumed control of those states, too, so the little Chabad Center of Northwest New Jersey needed a loyal spiritual leader. Herson suggested his granddaughter's first born. "Well, I for one don't like it," said Windsor-Smith. "I think this is an outrage! Giving this-this canine creature a pulpit, for goodness sakes!"
"That's not very nice," said the president.
"He's a dog!" Windsor-Smith shouted.
"He's not a dog," said the president.
"He's not a dog and even if he is a dog, it doesn't matter," said the ex-president. "He's a Jew. The mother is a Jew so the son is a Jew."
"This is preposterous!" said Windsor-Smith. "Don't we have any say in
this?"
"No," said the ex-president. "This is Chabad. Herson owns the building. It's his show."
I have no idea what religious Jews bearing such Brittish names have to do with comics but this was a great read with a biting commentary on the state of affairs in some Orthodox circles. Go have a look and enjoy the weekend.
And good Shabbos.
