si frumkin because his schadenfreude is only the result of dealing with people who have made schadenfreude their be all and end all — rejoicing in the streets when innocent israelis are killed, building an exhibit reproducing the sbarro pizza bombing so palestinians can come savor the moment of the explosion that tore through israeli families, even destroying the green houses just for the pleasure of “getting back at the israelis.” understandable if not admirable… but i don’t expect anyone to be a saint.

i agree with darby on both the spelling and on her point about the task of the jews. the promise to abraham: “all the families of the world will be blessed thru you” is essentially a promise that his descendants’ fulfillment will come through enjoying mudita at the blessing of others. (yiddish, shepping nachas).

alas, too many gentiles get too much schadenfreude from ignoring palestinian nastiness and dumping on israelis and jews for not being better. the comparison of jews to nazis is a form of sadistic moral schadenfreude.

by the way–perhaps the chosen people are chosen to suffer by rising above it all–by setting the example by living mudita.