JTube: Kenny vs Spenny

Although I agree with the ultimate message of the rabbi, I found the video insulting and degrading to Jews.

It indeed matters in which direction the people on the ladder are headed. But what if both people are headed in the same direction? In that case, I think it depends on where the people started. I could add that it might depend on the speed in which they're going, but in reality, its easy to say "not necessarily" to that.

I think the Rabbi summed it up well, it depends which direction you're going in. As long as each person is trying to be the best they can be, they are being the "Best Jew", but not in terms of being the best compared to another fellow Jew, rather, the best in terms of being their best in the eyes of G-d according to their specific ability, G-d given talents being used for good, proper reactions to life challenges, dealing with deficiencies, family and educational background, etc. Nobody needs to worry about how they are measuring up compared to another fellow Jew. They need to look only as far as the mirror as well as within themselves to determine honestly if they are being the "Best Jew" they can really be.

This skit is was irreverant and insulting.....But OH SO FUNNY! It's great work!

Like the parable with the ladder, from external factors it seems "obvious" to us as to who is a better Jew when we meet people. But as it says in Pirkei Avot, we must judge "et kol HaAdam," the entire man, meaning we must have the knowledge of everything the person has experienced and lived through thusfar in order to be able to judge a person, which is impossible. Therefore, though certain things might point us to a certain conclusion as fa as "the better Jew' arguement, we can never really judge. In my opinion, we must be honest with ourselves, do the best we can, seek the guidance of Rabbi's, and never be fully complacent with where we are holding so that we keep growing.

Every jew , no matter where he is holding in his judiasm, is good. every jew has a peice of hashem in him that makes him good. You dont judge by levels because one person might have a "stupid" issue about eating kosher, yet his evil inclination is much more stronger than your rightous Yetzer hara who only has difficulty doing this and this Hidur, therefore he deserves more credit than you.in short : you just cannot judge

Kenny knew the different deli meats...enough said! He was robbed!

Why does it matter who's a better jew? Who says either of them are "good" jews anyway, it isn't up to any human being to decide. It's up to Hashem to determine who's a better jew. Or maybe no jew is better, perhaps there's no standard for who fits into a category of better jew. All jews should be considered equally good people. Some are more religious then others, some are more kind then others- either way a jew is a jew, and as long as they try their best to be good people, that should be all that matters and then it's up to Hashem to decide.