Ministry

THE JEWISH MOTHER SYNDROME
I don’t know about you, but when I was growing up we had quite a few pastors whose style can only be described as “Jewish Mother,” That is, they were like the famous descriptions of The Jewish Mother in Dan Greenberg’s book of the same name or the well known comic strip “Momma” by Mel Lazarus. Underlying all techniques of Jewish Motherhood is the ability to plant, cultivate and harvest guilt. Control guilt and you control the child. Let your child hear you sigh every day; if you don’t know what he’s done to make you suffer, he will. The Technique of Basic Suffering. To master the Technique of Basic Suffering you should begin with an intensive study of the Dristan commercials on television. Pay particular attention to the face of the actor who has not yet taken Dristan. Note the squint of the eyes, the furrow of the brow, the downward curve of the lips — several times a…