Q. Why do Jews answer every question with a question?
A. Why not?
Q. Why does the Mishna say that a lack of questions leads to ignorance?
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A. What, you don’t agree?
Q. Did you know that the Talmud records thousands of questions, including many that are left officially unanswered?
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A. It does?
Q. Which sure-fire method turns boring statements into dynamic revelations?
A. You mean turn them into answers for good questions?
Q. Why the Jewish emphasis on questions?
A. What, we should emphasize questions, which breed urgency, or answers, which breed complacency? Isn't the root of the word, quest, enough to make it clear that questions are a sign of life and purpose?
Q. Can you give a good example of where this is done in Jewish tradition?
A. Why is this night different from all other nights?
Q. Can you name some of the peculiar rituals we perform at the Seder mainly to evoke questions?
A. What do you call that thing where we dip a veggie in salt-water? Karpas?
Q. Any other questions?
A. What, that’s not enough?
Q. Should you have a good Shabbos?
A. What, you should have a bad Shabbos?