Good morning form Jerusalem,
I apologize before the Great People of America for stereotyping and generalizing, part of it because of my poor command of the English language and the great part because of my stupidity.
But,
If I would be asked to define and classify a cottage cheese in the supermarket, I would certainly define the taste the texture and the color, probably I would not mention any money value.
If I would be asked to define any art object I certainly would not mention any money value, I consider Bonsai as Art even for the amateurs.
As Attila very nicely "sharpened the point" (can one say it in English?-it's a direct translation from Hebrew):
Is money is the most honest measurement of people's feelings?
I am here not judging anything, but to emphasize the different way of thinking of Walter and Fred (as I understand it).
Fred,
Learning reading and talking about the "Oriental hocus-pocus" is quit different from living by it, from my humble knowledge there is no value for money there.
And,
quote "I was virtually the only one in my college fraternity who wasn't Jewish and that over my life an entirely disproportionate number of my close friends had been Jewish"
The above mentioned fact certainly qualifies you my friendship.
BTW, not all the Israelis are Jewish, and in my opinion the Israelis Jews are quit different from the American Jews.
Fish, I am truly amazed...