Why do Jews always answer this question with another question?

Any Jew always has a habit of answering a question with another question. This Q&A method is considered an extremely effective way to stimulate the brain.

The Jewish community has circulated a story like this:

Two thieves broke into a house through a chimney. The face of a man is black and full of soot and the other one is still clean. A Jew asked the other person: Which name do you think will wash your face?

"I guess the name is dirty".

"You make a conclusion without thinking about it. The dirty face will look at his accomplice's face, see a clean face and think his face is as clean as that. The other will look at his dirty face and I think my face is dirty too.

"Yes, that makes sense. But why do the two guys slip down the tube but can a guy come out with a clean face?"

In general, any Jew is always in the habit of answering a question with another question. This Q&A method is considered an extremely effective way to stimulate the brain.

Here's an explanation of this strange Jewish habit from the book "Jewish Wisdom":

Judaism has one principle of never taking anything for granted, even the most strict and basic orders.

Jewish studies are based on questions.

No matter where the order comes from, the Jews always aspire to understand why they must act like that and the logic behind each order is. Religious school students do not have to blindly accept all the things the teacher says as holy words, but nothing proves them.

They have the right to argue with their teachers and are encouraged to ask questions if they think that the teacher's actions go against what they have learned. A lucky teacher is the person who is taught students who are able to help them understand more through student questions and answering those questions.

That is why the Talmud (a rabbinical central text) plays such an important role in Jewish life.

It is a work that has no starting point and no end. There is no so-called final answer and anyone can start a discussion at any point in it, even those that have been accepted by everyone.

Learning is not about learning like parrots things about the past but an invitation to discuss the future.

In general, Jewish studies are based on questions, research, debate and consideration of the depth and breadth of all problems. This method is an asset that greatly contributes to the wisdom and ability to draw accurate Jewish conclusions.

Before entering a major event, negotiating business or simply visiting a new place, the Jews always ask questions. In this way, they can turn an unsolvable situation with billions of unknown things into a familiar feeling of being able to control everything. There is a very intimate relationship between knowledge and confidence.