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OnTheBall, I think ZeesKite is right, based on observation. You might several Yotzei Min Haklal, but we are one family and there is no comparison out there. There are jealosies among us, unfortunately. But there is also a unique feeling of oneness, that we witnessed recently, and that shines through very often. When a Yid wins a Nobel prize or a lottery, we all rejoice, much more than people of the same nationality. We are actually happy for him. This is a trait mentioned in Sefarim.

The Ben Ish Chai writes a story about a king who punished two advisers, a Jewish one and a non Jewish one, by taking away a little boy from each, both being the same age. After a couple of years the king allowed them to take home their child. The king knew which is which, but he told them to pick their child. The Yid brought two trays of grapes. One had a cluster and the other had loose grapes. He brought it to the children and each took from a different tray. Instantly, he pointed to the one who took from the cluster and proclaimed him to be his son. The king said, “you are right, but how did you know?” He answered that Yidden are one people, we are all part of one. Therefore, my son associated with the cluster. Others are each on their own, and therefore gravitated toward the situation he identified with.