The Internal Revenue Service sent an auditor to a
synagogue.
As the auditor reviews all the paperwork, he turns to the Rabbi and says, "I noticed that you buy a lot of candles."
"Yes, we do," responded the Rabbi.
"Well, Rabbi, what do you do with the candle
drippings?" He asked.
"A good question," noted the rabbi.
"We actually save them up and when we have enough, we send them back to the candle maker and every now and then, they send us a free box of candles."
"Oh," replied the auditor somewhat disappointed that his unusual question actually had a practical answer.
"Rabbi, what about all these Matzo purchases?
What do you do with all the crumbs from the Matzo?"
"Ah, yes," replied the Rabbi calmly.
"We actually collect up all the crumbs from the Matzo and when we have enough, we send them in a box back to the manufacturer; and every now and then they send us a box of Matzo balls."
"Oh," replied the auditor, thinking hard how he could fluster the Rabbi.
"Well, Rabbi," he continued, "what do you do with all the foreskins from the circumcisions?"
"Yes, here too, we do not waste." The Rabbi answered.
What we do is save up all the foreskins, and when we have enough we actually send them to the Internal Revenue Service."
"Internal Revenue Service?" questioned the auditor in disbelief.
"Ah, yes," replied the Rabbi, "Internal Revenue Service.
And about once a year, they send us back a little prick like you
synagogue.
As the auditor reviews all the paperwork, he turns to the Rabbi and says, "I noticed that you buy a lot of candles."
"Yes, we do," responded the Rabbi.
"Well, Rabbi, what do you do with the candle
drippings?" He asked.
"A good question," noted the rabbi.
"We actually save them up and when we have enough, we send them back to the candle maker and every now and then, they send us a free box of candles."
"Oh," replied the auditor somewhat disappointed that his unusual question actually had a practical answer.
"Rabbi, what about all these Matzo purchases?
What do you do with all the crumbs from the Matzo?"
"Ah, yes," replied the Rabbi calmly.
"We actually collect up all the crumbs from the Matzo and when we have enough, we send them in a box back to the manufacturer; and every now and then they send us a box of Matzo balls."
"Oh," replied the auditor, thinking hard how he could fluster the Rabbi.
"Well, Rabbi," he continued, "what do you do with all the foreskins from the circumcisions?"
"Yes, here too, we do not waste." The Rabbi answered.
What we do is save up all the foreskins, and when we have enough we actually send them to the Internal Revenue Service."
"Internal Revenue Service?" questioned the auditor in disbelief.
"Ah, yes," replied the Rabbi, "Internal Revenue Service.
And about once a year, they send us back a little prick like you
