Something just dawned on me. We always speak in awe and praise of the Jewish nation for having survived for close to 2000 years without a land. What other nation has even been able to survive outside their land for a minimal amount of time? But has it ever occurred to us that this very anomaly of our existence may also be the reason the other nations of the world cannot understand us? What kind of nation is it that can survive 2000 years without a land? To the nations of the world, this ability to survive without a land may only be seen as an indication of something quite abnormal about us. It may actually be the reason that the other nations just can't seem to understand us. We are different -- and this difference may be the seed of what is not liked about us.
Rabbi Ben Hecht
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