The elders and asked them to announce that every Jew in the community was to go to the synagogue. Within an hour the synagogue was full. After a while the door opened,and Kalman the grocer,the last to arrive,pushed his way in and sat down. Everyone was silent,waiting for the service to begin. When the rabbi saw Kalman,he want to him said, "Kalman,you will lead the congregation today. "What are you saying,rabbi?" Kalman protested. "How can I when I do not even know how to read?" "It does not matter. If you can not read all the prayers,read those that you know