So, the Pope decides to kick all the Jews out of Italy. Obviously, there is a huge uproar. The Pope decides to quell them by having a debate: The Jews choose a representative, and if he beats the Pope in the debate, then the Jews can stay. After some deliberation, the Jews find a wisened old Rabbi named Moisha. There is only one problem: Moisha speaks not a word of Italian and the Pope speaks no Yiddish. So, it is decided that it will be a silent debate.

On the day of the debate, the two men face off and stare each other down for a good 5 minutes. Finally, the Pope raises three fingers. Moisha reponds by raising one. The Pope pauses for a moment, then waves his finger in a wide circle around his head. Moisha quickly responds by pointing to the ground. A longer pause, and finally the Pope brings out a chalice and wafer. Moisha produces an apple. The Pope stops the debate and declares Moisha the winner. The Jews can stay.

Later that day, the Pope is surrounded by the cardinals who want to understand what had happened. The Pope sighed: "He was just too clever for me, I could not beat him, so I had to give up. First, I held up three fingers to represent the trinity, then he put up one, to reperesent the one god our faiths share. Then, I pointed around to indicate that God is everywhere. He then pointed down to indicate that God was also with us right there at that moment. Finally I brought out the chalice and wafter to represent God's forgivness for our sins, but he took out an Apple, representing the original sin. At that point, I could see there was no point in continuing."

On the other side of town, the Jews had gathered around Moisha. "What happened?" "How did you do it?" Moisha waved a hand to quiet them. "I really don't know exactly. First, he tells me that all the Jews have to be gone in three days. I tell him to go screw himself. Then, he tells me that all the Jews have to go. I tell him that we're staying right here." A young Jew asked excitedly "What happened next?" Moisha replied "I'm not sure. He took out his lunch, so I took out mine."