Rabbi Liebowitz decided to retire after 40 years of service to his synagog. His wife was trying what kind of gift to give him commemorating all of those weddings, funerals, bar mitzfas and even circumcisions.

Poking around his office one evening she happened upon a box. Upon opening it she discovered all of the foreskins he had ever cut.

The next day she took the box down to the leather smith and asked him to make something commemorating her husband's years of service. His response was, "I'll do what I can. It should be ready in a week."

One week passed and she hurried down to pick up her husband's retirement gift. The leather smith handed her the same box she had given him and, to her surprise when she looked in, she discovered a coin purse.

She was appalled! "All of those years of service and all of those foreskins and the best you can do is a coin purse?" she exclaimed.

"Rub it ma'am and it will turn into a suitcase" replied the leather smith