Rome · several centuries ago
A debate,conducted entirelyin gestures.
What the Pope saw. What Moishe saw.
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What the Pope saw. What Moishe saw.
Centuries ago, the Pope decided the Jews had to leave Rome. The Jews protested. So the Pope offered a deal: a religious debate. If their man won, they could stay.
They chose an old man named Moishe. He and the Pope had no language in common, so there was one rule:
No words. Gestures only.
This is everything that happened. Watch closely. You will hear it explained twice.
The Jews can stay. Not one word has been spoken.
Back at the Vatican, the cardinals ask the Pope: what happened out there?
“I showed him the Trinity. He answered: still, there is one God. Brilliant.”
“I said God is everywhere. He answered: God is also right here, among us. I could not fault it.”
“I showed him the bread and wine: our redemption. He answered with the apple: original sin. What could I say?”
Back home, everyone crowds around Moishe: what happened out there?
“He said we had three days to get out. I told him: not one of us is leaving.”
“He said they’d throw us out of the whole country. I told him: we’re staying right here.”
Moishe shrugs. “I don’t know.”
