A Jewish businessman was in a great deal of trouble. His business was
failing, he had put everything he had into the business, he owed
everybody it was so bad he was even contemplating suicide. As a last
resort he went to a Rabbi and poured out his story of tears and woe.

When he had finished, the Rabbi said, "Here's what I want you to do: Put
a beach chair and your Bible in your car and drive down to the beach.
Take the beach chair and the Bible to the water's edge, sit down in the
beach chair, and put the Bible in your lap. Open the Bible; the wind

Steinberg and Fleisher, partners in the garment industry had just
suffered through their worst season ever. Ten thousand madras sports
coats were hanging on the rack unsold, and bankruptcy was looming
closer.

Out of the blue, in walked a buyer from Australia. "I say there," he
began, "you boys wouldn't have any madras sports coats, would you? I've
been looking for them everywhere."

Steinberg said there MIGHT be a few left, and soon a deal was made
whereby the ten thousand jackets would be shipped to Australia at a
handsome profit.