If you were a struggling poker player who really needed to get your bankroll into line, and your religious guru offered to make a quick buck for you by spread betting, the chances are that you’d put your fortune and beliefs in the guy’s hands, right? Whatever you’d be doing, UK poker pro, Andrew Feldman thought that doing a deal with his rabbi would reap in the rewards. Feldman struck a deal with his Rabbi Nissim in 2008 which would see the poker player fund a spread betting account, which Nissim would use to bet on movements on the Dow Jones Stock index. But Feldman is now claiming that Nissim ran up losses of up to £140,000 in his name and made up to 77 bets in four hour sessions. This is an interesting one to ponder, and I for one look forward to see what the judge will rule at a later date.
So in the spirit of religion and lots of cash: An old lady from Brooklyn calls for her rabbi and tells him that she is dying and wants to make her final requests. “Firstly, dear Rabbi, I want to be cremated,” she says. He remains silent. “Secondly, dear Rabbi,” she continues, “I want my ashes to be spread over Bloomindales.” The Rabbi cannot keep silent anymore. “Bloomingdales??” he asks. “Why Bloomingdales??” “So that my daughters will visit me twice a week,” came her reply.
