The Rabbi and the Gentile Woman

It intrigued the congregation to see their rabbi disappear each week on the eve of the Sabbath.  They suspected he was secretly meeting with the Almighty, so they designated one of their number to follow him.

This is what the man saw:  The rabbi disguised himself in peasant clothes and served a paralyzed Gentile woman in her cottage, cleaning out the room and preparing a Sabbath meal for her.

When the spy returned, the congregation asked, "Where did the rabbi go? Did he ascend to heaven?”

"No," the man replied. “He went even higher."