bonds and contribute to the poor old man who comes around representing this orphans' home or that. It is our common identity as Jews and hence our common responsibility. There is an obligation based on our kinship. This is so particularly in consideration of the Jew's position in the world, often precarious, in many places tragic. There is a special obligation on all Jews for loyalty and support. An extreme and dramatic example of what I mean was seen just before and during the 1967 six-day war.