As the catering staff are clearing up after Benjy’s Bar Mitzvah party, they notice that one of the gold spoons is missing — and it’s the one from where Rabbi Bloom sat. So they tell the hosts, Moshe and Sadie, of the disappearance.
“Can you believe it, Sadie?” says Moshe, “But how can we call our Rabbi a gonif? We’ll just have to keep quiet about it.”
Twelve months later, while out buying bagels on a Sunday morning, Moshe finds himself next to his rabbi.
“Moshe, I’m glad we’ve met,” says Rabbi Bloom. “What’s the problem? Why have you been avoiding me?”
Moshe replies, “Now that you ask, Rabbi, I’ve been avoiding you ever since we discovered one of our gold spoons missing from Benjy’s party.”
Rabbi Bloom says, “But why did you ask me about this? I put the spoon in Benjy’s tefillin bag. He obviously hasn’t opened it since his Bar Mitzvah day.”
From Oy Vey: More! The Ultimate Book Of Jewish Jokes Part 2, by David Minkoff