Rabbi Bloom had just accepted a junior role at a NW London synagogue for his first posting. The senior Rabbi there, Rabbi Gold, was well loved by his congregation and considered to be very wise with a wicked sense of humour.
One day, not long after he joined, Rabbi Bloom said to Rabbi Gold, "You know I told you during my interview that I had won many prizes in the Yeshiva for my sermons? Well, I don't think there is a subject in the world that I could not instantly find a Biblical text for and then incorporate it into a sermon." Rabbi Gold couldn't help but decide to put him to the test.
"Rabbi Bloom," he said, "I want you to give my sermon next Shabbos. But there will be no need to prepare it in advance. Instead, when you get into the pulpit, you will find a sealed envelope and inside the envelope will be a single sheet of paper on which I will have written a one-word topic. I challenge you to find any kind of text that will fit." Rabbi Bloom thanked Rabbi Gold for the opportunity and said he looked forward to the challenge with relish.
The day came. Rabbi Bloom walked up the stairs to the pulpit, opened the envelope, looked at the sheet of paper on which was written "constipation", and started his sermon. "And Moses took the two tablets and went off down the mountain... .."
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