By Mark D. Zimmerman
MELVILLE, New York — The Republican Jewish Coalition held their annual convention last week at the Venetian Resort Hotel in Las Vegas. Among the speakers was Elliot Lauer, RJC board member and lawyer for Jonathan Pollard. In a d’var Torah which he offered to the attendees, to what did Lauer compare Donald Trump’s victory in the presidential election?
A. He compared it to the victory of the Maccabees against King Antiochus and the Syrians, as celebrated in the Chanukah story.
B. He compared it to the triumph of the Jews against King Ahashverus and the Persians as celebrated in the Purim story.
C. He compared it to the victory of the shepherd David who slew the giant Goliath, as told in the Book of Samuel.
D. He compared it to the victory of the Israelis against the combined armies of Egypt, Syria, and Jordan during the Six Day War of 1967.
E. He compared it to the Best of the Beverages contest at the 2017 Americas Food and Beverage Show which had been held at the Venetian Resort Hotel the week before, in which Orange Julius was the unexpected victor.
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Zimmerman is the author of the Rashi, Rambam and Ramalamadingdong series of Jewish trivia e-books. Learn more at http://www.rrrjewishtrivia.com.