Non-Jews also recognize the greatness of the Jewish community.
I once had a few days of work meetings that were out of town, which ended on a Friday. As I couldn’t fly home on Friday afternoon, I reached out to the Jewish community where the meetings were. One coworker told me that she knew I’d manage, because “Jews help each other, you’re all one big family.” Another co-worker was amazed that I was willing to stay by a stranger that I didn’t know, and that someone would be willing to host a stranger! I explained that Jews aren’t strangers – we’re family.
I also had a time where I was downsized from a job, and my boss (who was also laid off) said to me, “you’ll be fine – I’m sure you have a Jewish network, and you all look out for each other! Someone in your community will help you find a job! I’m more worried about myself – I don’t have that kind of network, so I have to search on my own!”
