I am a Hebrew linguist and orthodox Jew and I have never encountered any prejudice against Gentile people. According to Torah, Jews and Gentiles are of the same species. There are Jewish people, White people, African people, Chinese people, Arab people, Latino people, First Nations people, etc. We are one human family and God rules over us all.
"...'living soul' designates Israel because they are children of the Almighty, and their souls, which are holy, come from Him. From whence come the souls of other peoples? ...'living soul' refers to Israel, who have holy living souls from above, and 'cattle and creeping things and beasts of the earth,' to the other peoples who are not 'living soul," but who are as we have said." Bereshith 47a
"The highly revered Rabbi Menachem Mandel Schneerson, who headed the Chabad movement and wielded great influence in Israel as well, explained that 'The difference between a Jewish and a non-Jewish person stems from the common expression: 'Let us differentiate.' Thus, we do not have a case of profound change in which a person is merely on a superior level. Rather we have a case of 'let us differentiate' between totally different species. '"
I am a Hebrew linguist and orthodox Jew and I have never encountered any prejudice against Gentile people. According to Torah, Jews and Gentiles are of the same species. There are Jewish people, White people, African people, Chinese people, Arab people, Latino people, First Nations people, etc. We are one human family and God rules over us all.
llexier 1 year ago
I miss davening with Rabbi Harlig
mikedilv 2 years ago
"...'living soul' designates Israel because they are children of the Almighty, and their souls, which are holy, come from Him. From whence come the souls of other peoples? ...'living soul' refers to Israel, who have holy living souls from above, and 'cattle and creeping things and beasts of the earth,' to the other peoples who are not 'living soul," but who are as we have said." Bereshith 47a
AthanasiusSarto 2 years ago
"The highly revered Rabbi Menachem Mandel Schneerson, who headed the Chabad movement and wielded great influence in Israel as well, explained that 'The difference between a Jewish and a non-Jewish person stems from the common expression: 'Let us differentiate.' Thus, we do not have a case of profound change in which a person is merely on a superior level. Rather we have a case of 'let us differentiate' between totally different species. '"
AthanasiusSarto 2 years ago
"all mankind," eh? This hinges on Chabad's orthodox definition of who in human.
"You are adam ["man"], but goyim [gentiles] are not called adam ["man"]." Kerithoth 6b
The seed of the goyim is like an animal. Sanhedrin 74b
All Gentile children are animals. Yebamoth 98a
"The best of the gentiles should all be killed." Sopherim 15, rule 10
AthanasiusSarto 2 years ago