Bishop Levy’s heart dropped when he saw Oskar the Miser walk through the meetinghouse doors early one morning on the first Sunday of the month to pay his fast offering. By longstanding agreement, the Bishop handed the first fast offering of the day to Lazar the Blind Beggar, and Oskar’s appearance did not bode well for the man. Despite his significant wealth, Oskar lived on a diet of cabbage soup—cooked from the same head of cabbage all week—and he calculated his offering very literally. It made Bishop Levy’s stomach growl just thinking about all the food the Miser’s meager offering wouldn’t buy.