Why Were Murderous Egotistical Queens Modest?

A Torah Anytime original series. I once had a fascinating conversation with a man named David Saxs. David Saxs is a very famous movie and TV show writer living in Los Angeles who contributed to some of the most popular shows of all time. But more importantly, he is a proud Orthodox Jew. And I asked him the following question. I said, "Why in your opinion are there so many Jews who succeed in Hollywood? In the movie, TV, and Broadway show business, virtually everywhere you look, you'll find Jews. Be it the actor, the producer, the writer, the director. Why is that?" So, he looked at me and he smiled and he proceeded to give me a refreshingly sophisticated answer to this pretty age-old question. He said, "Jews have been around a long time. From the times of Aram and ancient Mesopotamia to the times of Mosha in the desert to the times of Schlomalik to the times of the Jews in Iran or Iraq. We've lived in Italy and Spain and Germany and France and Morocco and Tunisia. From the Jews in Russia and Ukraine to the Jews in Canada and Greece and Bolivia, Jews have been through virtually every villain the world has seen and has experienced almost every triumphant leader. The Jew has been through every possible plot twist and backdrop. Through every climax and every conclusion, the Jews have experienced every background and every falling action. The Jews have not only witnessed every possible form of drama on life's huge stage. The Jews have taken part in every drama on life stage. And therefore, he looked at me with a smile. The Jew has developed an almost supernatural ability to tell stories. For the Jew has been through the duration of life stories. The Jew has seen it all. The Jew was there to teach history how to act. The Jew was there nurturing the world through its highs and through its lows. The Jew has been there as a shining light when the world got dark. The Jew, no matter where it went, it went with the Tyr in its hand, ready to bring holiness to its new destination. Every Jew has a story to tell. For we are the protectors of life's stories. That's who we are. That's what the Jewish people are all about. Being history's reminder of what holiness is. Perhaps the reason we've been sent to more countries than any other group of people on earth. Perhaps the reason we've endured more than anyone on the planet. Perhaps the reason we've had to climb every mountain and swim through every ocean and walk through every desert this earth has is because our job as the Jewish people is to take the entire universe, every inch of it, and make it holy no matter what and no matter when. A Torah Anytime original series.