...willing to undergo any penance to make amends. The rabbi told him to take several feather pillows, cut them open, and scatter the feathers to the winds. The man did so, and returned to the rabbi to notify him that he had fulfilled his request. The rabbi then told him,...

...undergo any penance to make amends. The rabbi told him to take a feather pillow from his home, cut it open, and scatter the feathers to the winds. The man did so immediately, and then went back to the rabbi. The rabbi said, "Now go and gather all the feathers." "But thafs impossible,...

...willing to undergo any penance to make amends. The [Rabbi] told him to take several feather pillows, cut them open, and scatter the feathers to the winds. The man did so, and returned to notify the [Rabbi] that he had fulfilled his request. He was then told, "Now go and...

...indicated that he was willing to do anything to make amends. The priest told him to take several feather pillows from his home, cut them open and scatter the feathers to the wind. While it was a rather strange request, it was a relatively simple matter to execute. Having done...