Too many Jews have taken the commandment to do good in the world as instructions to support socialism so the state can do all the things they couldn’t do personally, since it will tap into much more money and has the power to force others to live as they think best.
In contrast, the Jewish Havdalah service, where you seek to start the next work week, meet your family’s needs and have the cup run over to benefit everyone else, is part of why Jews in general have such a strong entrepreneurial skill set. (Per Rabbi Lapin’s book, Thou Shalt Prosper) For them, commerce is ethical and good, whereas for Muslims, it is more ethical to rob than sell at a mark-up to others. For Christians, trade wasn’t bad but interest was. But both cultures gave Jews a position as a middle man and shop owner that could make you rich.
That said, middlemen in all societies are prone to slaughter, whether Chinese in Indonesia and Pacific Rim outside of China, Lebanese in Africa, Jews everywhere.
That makes sense. Thanks.
I understand middle men and their function. I worked for 2 privately held wholesale hardware distribution companies, for 35+ years. Both were family owned by Christians families.