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If You're Chosen, Act It

By Manis Friedman

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Rabbi Manis Friedman is a world-renowned author, counselor, lecturer and philosopher; and co-founder of Bais Chana Institute of Jewish Studies in Minnesota. He also served as simultaneous translator for the live televised talks by the Lubavitcher Rebbe.

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Posted: Mar 26, 2006

Too many topics to reconcile

The anti-semite and the non-Jew are not always one and the same. Everyone has room to change and grow and a Jew and non-Jew cannot help the other as much as each other.

The anti-semite is not interested in improvement. Anti-semite will not sincerely ask about who a Jew is but, rather how to torment or murder the people who "stand straight".

It is ridiculous to think that anti-semites would question Judaism because they can or mean to change. To live by Jewish law - is already assimilated into basic US law. Anti-semites hate both (as Anne Frank put it, that some people don't want to live morally or civilized & this is what Jews represent) this is true democracys foundation, truck or not. :-)

We are all hated for this. An anti-semite will always be an anti-semite.

That everyone can change, excludes the anti-semites & our history does not lack in examples of people manipulating us; their motive lacks life. What does religion have to do with it?

Posted By Anonymous

Posted: Dec 12, 2005

iF YOUR'E CHOSEN, ACT IT

I do not think it is because we are chosen that bothers non-jews. Some Christian believe they are closen. (Calvin) I think it is because we have not assimulated into the workd around. And will not give up our traditions as old or out dated. I think non-jews do not like that we disagree with them in their belives. Or feel we share common ground.

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