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SHAVUOS

On shavuos we have the minhag to decorate our homes and shuls with greenery, and flowers. The Chasam sofer once saw a reform jew who shunned all religious rituals and prayers, but one thing the CS noticed is that this jew at least put up flowers in his house on Shavuos. The following year when the CS happened to pass by his house, the reform jew stepped out, and the CS noticed no flowers in his home this year. They got into a conversation, and one thing lead to another, until the subject of Shavuos and flowers came up. The reform jew started making choizik of the minhagei yisrael, and really put down mitzvas and jewish minhagim in a shameful mouthful. The CS was obviously outraged and mocked him saying, “y’know you are so right! You are so right not to put up flowers in your home!”

The reform jew was taken aback, shocked that the great rabbi somewhat agrees(?) with his ways…

“until now”, said the CS, “you kept SOME of the laws, such as the minhag of putting up flowers in your home on Shavuos and the ??? is that a ???? ????? is ???? ???????. But now I see you are a ???? ???, and therefore it is fitting for you not to even keep this minhag because a ???? ??? is ???? ???????!