Manny approached the Rabbi of his Reform Synagogue and said "Rabbi, please make me a Cohen."

The Rabbi, taken aback, tells Manny that it is impossible.

Manny offers the Rabbi $10,000, but the Rabbi won’t budge. He offers $50,000…then $75,000. Finally, the Rabbi, reluctantly, gives in. He teaches Manny Torah. He teaches him Talmud. After 6 months of classes, the Rabbi tells Manny, "OK, now you can be a Cohen."

The next Shabbat, Manny is called up for the first aliya in the Torah reading. He goes up, with a big smile on his face, says the brachot and afterwards returns to his seat.

But the Rabbi is still troubled and a little curious. He approaches Manny the next day and asks him why it was so important to him to be a Cohen.

Manny answers, "Rabbi, my father was a Cohen; my grandfather was a Cohen. I wanted to be a Cohen too!"