Manhattan Island is 22.82 square miles in land area. The City of San Francisco is 46.87 square miles in land area. The Denver International Airport is 54 square miles in land area. I tell you this not because this information sets forth a universal truth, but simply to say show you that some elements of reality are completely unreal.

That includes information about American rabbis and rabbinic students. For example, we have all heard that some congregations find it difficult to find rabbis. Apparently, that is the case. But, if you are a university Hillel (sort of a congregation, to be sure) and you are looking for a new rabbi, you will, on average, have 19 applicants.

This is according to the Atra Center for Rabbinic Innovation and is part of a recently released study that covers all but the most Orthodox of rabbinic movements. The study turns up some fascinating hard to believe conclusions. It is not hard to believe that female rabbinic students outnumber male students. This seems to be true in so many fields. You know that  in the Catholic Church if female priests were permitted, it would lead to a mixed gender College of Cardinals, and eventually to a female Pope. A female Pope is etymologically impossible, so what would  she be called?

Going back to rabbinic students, Atra reports that 12 percent of them identify as bisexual. That is more than double the approximately 5.2 percent of Americans in general who describe themselves that way, and it seems like a big number.

But beyond this, another figure really surprised me. According to the study, 51 percent of rabbinic students identify as LGBTQ. That is, by my calculations, a majority, and about 5 times the percentage of self-identified LGBTQ people in the United States generally. Assuming this number is true, why is that the case? And is related to the amount of  gay men found to be in the Catholic priesthood?  Are members of minority sexual orientations more apt to be looking for answers to basic life questions, and hoping to find them in religious communities or by delving deeply into religious thought?

I bring you these facts and more (such as a giraffe has a 21 inch tongue) to take your mind off the more pressing questions of the day, such as (1) what did Trump know? and (2) when did he know it? To say that “he knew about the girls” tells me nothing. Of course, he knew there were girls there. But “what” did he know about them?

But it goes beyond Trump and ex-Prince Andrew, right? The accusations included Andrew as a participant. No one has, at least yet, said that about Trump. But the many survivors all have their own lists of men who were active participants, to one or another extent, in their victimization. But none have named names. If it is appropriate to hound Trump for whatever he did, is there a reason to leave the others alone? Shouldn’t it be that everything should be laid bare (no pun intended), or nothing should be? And if the answer to that is an easy “yes”, what is the answer to the harder followup question?

And one thing more. What did Ghislaine name her prison service dog? That just might be the key. My guess? My guess is he is Prince Andrew.