Many years ago, a Jew was the most trusted minister to a king.
The king said, "Moishe, I would like to make you my prime minister, but the people would not stand for me appointing a Jew, please convert."
Moishe agrees, and converts to Christianity, and becomes prime minister.
After a few months, he cannot deal with this any more, and with much trepidation, he goes to the king and says, "My king, I am a Jew, and I cannot be otherwise. Please forgive me, but I must resign from my position and return to the practices of Judaism."
The king understands, and is not angry, and accepts Moishe's decision.
He then goes home to his wife, and says Shoshana, I am no longer prime minister. I have to be a Jew.
Shoshana smacks him on the head, and says, "Moishe, why couldn't you wait until AFTER Passover?"
My gentile reader(s) may not get this, but all of my Jewish readers do.
I've been thinking about this joke for the past week or so as our hoshold frantically cleans for Pesach.
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