A Jewish father was concerned about his son who was about a year away fromhis Bar Mitzvah, but was sorely lacking in his knowledge of the Jewishfaith. To remedy this, he sent his son to Israel to experience hisheritage firsthand.A year later, the young man returned home, saying, "Father, thank you forsending me to the land of our Fathers," the son said. "It was a wonderfuland enlightening experience; however, I must confess that while in Israel,I converted to Christianity."Oi vey," replied the old man, "what have I done?"So, in the tradition of the patriarchs, he went to his best friend andsought his advice and solace."It is amazing that you should come to me with this question," said hisfriend. "I, too, sent my son to Israel, and he returned a Christian."So, in the traditions of the Patriarchs, they went to see the Rabbi. "Itis amazing that you should come to me," said the Rabbi. "I, too, sent myson to Israel and HE returned as a Christian. What is happening to oursons? Brothers, we must take this to the Lord," said the Rabbi. So, theyfell to their knees and began to wail and pour out their hearts to theAlmighty.As they prayed, the clouds above opened up and a mighty voice boomed out,"Amazing that you should come to me with this problem. I, too, sent My SONto Israel..."   Read next feature >