twersky@aecom.UUCP (Yitz Twersky) (02/07/85)
Wille Johnson invited his little Jewish friend, Izzie to attend the Sunday
School class at the local Baptist Church. The subject for that day was "love,"
and in order to arouse the interest of her pupils, the teacher offered a prize
of twenty-five cents to the child whose answers were most correct.
"Whom does our religion teach us to love above all others?" the teacher
asked, opening the class discussion.
"Our mothers," said a little girl.
"Our fathers," said Willie Johnson.
The teacher shook her head. "It is true that our religion teaches us to love
our parents," she said, "but there is one other whom we must love even more."
"George Washington?" asked one of the boys.
The Jewish boy raised his hand. "I know the answer," he said.You mean Jesus Ch
rist."
"Correct!" exclaimed the teacher. "Step forward and get your twenty-five
cents. What's your name?"
"Izzie Eisenstein."
"Aren't you Jewish?"
"Yes, ma'am."
"Why, I think it is marvelous that even a Jewish boy knows we must love Jesus
above everybody else. How did you happen to think of it, young man?"
"Well, lady, actually I thought of Moses," muttered Izzie, pocketing the
twenty-five cents, "but business is business!"
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