Chicken soup

A prominent and respected Jewish businessman died, and the community was gathered in the synagogue to honor him.

The rabbi intoned solemnly, "Our dear departed Saul will be sorely missed. He was a good husband, a loving father, he was...."

At this point a tiny old lady at the back shouts, "Give him some chicken soup!"

The rabbi discreetly ignores her and goes on, "Saul was a beloved community man, a pillar of the synagogue, a fine business man....."

And the old lady shouts louder, "Give him some chicken soup!"

The rabbi can't ignore her any longer, so he responds, "Dear lady, our brother is departed; chicken soup can't help him now."

The lady shouts back, "So - it couldn't hurt him!"