There were two beggars sitting next to each other on the street. One of them had a
sign saying “Please Give” next to a large Star of David, while the other had a sign
saying “Please Give” next to a large cross.
A man stopped to watch them. He noticed that most people would just pass by the
beggar with the Star of David, then stop and make a large donation to the beggar
with the cross.
Eventually, he saw enough, and walked over to offer some advice. “Sir, I realize that
you must express your faith, but surely you can see how much more money your
Christian fellow here is making? If you converted, or even pretended to convert, you’d
make much more money.” Then he dropped a chunk of money in the beggar’s hat and left.
The two beggars watched him go, then the one beggar turned to the other and said
“Would you look at that, Moyshe? Some gentile trying to teach the Moskowitz
brothers how to do business.”
