re: #55 Bob Levin

Ultimately we are all interconnected. But I feel more of a connection to my family members than I do to people whose name I don’t even know.

Sure. And I feel more connected to someone who loves Borges and The Master and Margarita, and who has a swathe of friends of all religious persuasions, than I do Pamela Geller.

So, if you are religious, then the Torah will tell you that the Jewish people are connected, and if you are not religious, then Jewish history will tell you that others and other nations certainly feel that we are connected by the simple fact of being Jewish.

Sure. But then it’s nigh-unto meaningless; I’m connected with people for a lot of other reasons, too. So you’re connected to everyone. The Jewish part wouldn’t be special— unless you think it’s mystic.

I agree. The rabbi appeared to be keeping a cautious distance from Beck.

No, that is not at all what appears. What appears is that he showed up to a rally hosted by someone who promotes anti-semitism and blessed it.

That is not keeping one’s distance. At all.