Mod80; There is a “Machlokes HaPoskim”, whether snooping or nosiness is a (Particularly) Jewish trait or not. I hold with the poskim who say that it is. Proof of that. Whenever you are in BM, (for example, Shabbos afternoon before Mincha) sitting in the last row, looking in a Sefer, all (Or most) of the passersby will peer over your shoulder, trying to satisfy their curiosity by seeing which Sefer you are reading. (No Goyim frequent the Shul on Shabbos before Mincha.) Further proof; I rent a small garage (In my neighborhood, BP). From all the passersby, those who will peek in (to see what’s doin’) will invariably be Yidden. L”H. Non-Jews will just walk by. A possible Psychological reason for that is, that Yidden feel “Heimish”, so they have a right to see what’s doin’ at your brother’s.
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