Hmmmm....seems to me that "the sense of what is right" is so culturally based that a mench in one place would be a villain in another.

So no thanks, I'll just strive to be the best me that I can be.

I have an issue with extolling a Yiddish word. It's a good word, but by being Yiddish, it brings in all the baggage associated with Judaism. Indeed, the baggage completely distracts from the motive for using the word. The word "Bright" suffers from a similar problem being associated with agnostics or atheists and so similarly demonized. Maybe these words will gain currency and lose the associations, if Humanity lives that long...

Like most people, I didn't fully appreciate the meaning of ''mensch''...until my husband died. He'd been ill for a long time and I'd never dealt with a death before. My time was spent taking him to medical appointments, etc. Once he died, I looked at everything which needed to be done and didn't know what in HELL I was going to do.

My friend Herb came over, took one look at the gardens, the garage, etc, and said "I'll be back." He returned the next week with TOOLS...I can't tell you how many chores he did for me in the following weeks. I'd make lunch and he'd work...and work...and work. I'll never forget it. Herb Schiff taught me the meaning of the word MENSCH!

It's been used to refer to Biden before by multiple people.