Abie and Moishe ran a Judaica shop on Delancy Street on the Lower East Side of NY for 33 years. Their once thriving business was doing poorly because almost all the Jews moved away and the neighborhood was now Hispanic.


Abie came up with a novel idea. Why not sell Catholic goods so they could stay in business?


Moishe agreed. So, Abie called up a Catholic good supply house on Park Avenue and placed his order. He said:


Catholic Supply House. Id like 100 rosary beads, 50 autographed pictures, and 75 crucifixes.


The supply house representative confirmed the order and then said:


Do you vant the crucifixes mit Jesus or mitout Jesus? By the way, we dont deliver on Saturdays. Were closed for Shabbos.