Once upon a time there was a Jewish man, called Reuben who decided that it would be a good idea for his only son, Joshua, to go to Israel for some time, to help him become a better Jew. Joshua was a good boy and went willingly, but when he returned a couple of months later, Reuben was horrified to discover that, while he had been away in Israel, his son had become a Christian!
Deeply concerned, Reuben went to talk to
his friend Isaac. "Isaac," he said, "my son Joshua
went to Israel for a couple of months and now that he has returned,
I find he has become a Christian. "Funny you should say
that," responded Isaac, "my only son was in Israel
about five years ago, and when he returned, I found he had converted
to Christianity!"
They both agreed that something must be wrong, and decided to
go and see the Rabbi.
"Rabbi! Rabbi!!" they said, "We sent our sons to Israel and when they came back they had become Christians! What shall we do?" "Funny you should say that," the Rabbi responded, "about ten years ago my very own son, my only son, went to Israel and when he came back, he had converted and become a Christian! We must pray to God for an answer to this terrible problem."
They prayed to God. "O God in heaven, please help us in our troubles! We are sending our sons to Israel to help them become better Jews, only to find that when they return, they have become Christians!"
There was silence for a while, then God replied...
"Funny you should say that......
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