The story is told of the time that the Pope and the Prime Minister of Israel decided to deepen the relationship between the Vatican and the Jewish state by co-cohosting a friendly golf game that would be played by premier Catholic and Jewish golfers.  The Pope invited Jack Nicklaus to be the Vatican representative.  Jack Nicklaus is a devout Catholic and a great golfer.  After the golf game, Jack Nicklaus goes to the Vatican to report.

Your Holiness, I have good news and bad news.  The good news is that I played the best golf I have ever played. God was with me like never before.  My play was inspired from above.

Then what is the bad news?

The bad news is that I lost by three strokes to Rabbi Tiger Woods.

Unfortunately, today, relations between Jews and the non-Jewish world are no laughing matter.  

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