[onedoug]

I think it´s Talmudic that, if you´re planting a tree and hear that the
moshiach is come, first finish the planting, then go to greet him.

[Alex Murphy]

I think it´s Talmudic that, if you´re planting a tree and hear that the moshiach is come, first finish the planting, then go to greet him.

"Warmhearted Jesus always loved to be hugged and embraced, especially by children. A simple handshake is acceptable, too. But don't try too hard to impress the Savior with how "manly" your grip is. Squeezing Christ's palms could irritate his crucifixion wounds."
-- from the thread THE RIGHT WAY TO ACT WHEN YOU MEET JESUS. . . AND STAY ON HIS GOOD SIDE!

[topcat54]

I think it´s Talmudic that, if you´re planting a tree and hear that the moshiach is come, first finish the planting, then go to greet him.

"He who has thirsted and quenched his thirst at the living fount of Christ's Teaching, can never again stoop to seek drink at the broken cisterns of Rabbinism." (Alfred Edersheim, The Life and Times of Jesus the Messiah, 1883, III:18)