Ever watch his Dr. Phil show when it was on? It was one step above Jerry Springer but not by much. He let his license lapse years ago. He is more of an entertainer and celebrity in my book.

I have no idea what Phil is talking about. Rough estimates are there is something like 7.5 million Jews living in the US. It's hard not to run into a Jew here or there. There certainly were a decent amount of Jews living in my hometown in New Jersey. I didn't live in a city BTW. Had a number of Jews as friends and as classmates. Been to a synagogue more than once. Worked for a Jewish merchant back in the day. Dated a Jew in my high school years.

I never gave much thought to their being Jewish. Of course I knew where Israel was. How could you study geography and the history of the Middle East and not know? Anyway the kids that had the bad reputation in town were the ones who attended the Catholic school. Their reputation wasn't all that deserved when you got to know them.

But what did I learn about Jews? They were like the rest of everybody else. Some good, some bad, some in-between. In the end, they were no worse and no better than anyone else.

Being exemplary creates jealousy. Envy creates hatred. Hate creates Hitlers. But of course one and many must be true unto themselves.. To be otherwise is existential. Funny thing but in my earlier post below I criticized the intercessionist that brokers between God and man. That position is actually the Jewish role, even though secularists scoff. The Catholic Church usurped it. Ruby slippers and silk robes, and overpriced candles.