I have a modest, potentially unpopular, proposal.

The next time someone tells me Jews control the weather, I’m not going to argue.

I’m going to apologize.

“Sorry about the heatwave. Moshe’s covering Weather this week. He’s new.”

If they insist Jews run Hollywood?

“Believe me, we’re just as confused about the live-action remakes as you are.”

If they tell me Jews control the banks?

“I know. Whoever’s in charge of customer service should be fired.”

Maybe we’ve been approaching antisemitic stereotypes all wrong.

For generations, the Jewish response has been admirable, necessary, and entirely understandable. We educate, explain, document, and patiently dismantle myths that should have died sometime before the advent of indoor plumbing. We should continue doing all of that.

But perhaps we’ve neglected one of our oldest cultural weapons.

Not because antisemitism is funny. It isn’t. But the conspiracy theories are.

According to the internet, Jews simultaneously control governments, banks, Hollywood, universities, elections, foreign policy, and—depending on which corner of the web you wander into—occasionally operate a weather machine.

That’s an extraordinary workload.

Frankly, I’d just like to know who’s assigning the shifts.

Maybe that’s the........

© The Times of Israel (Blogs)