[Avodah] Gentiles in the Torah

[Silverman, Philip B]

Micha shared some words from a great sefer:

 

> In a VIN editorial, I saw the following quote from RASoloveitchik's
> "Logic of the Heart, Logic of the Mind":
 
  >  From the standpoint of the Torah, there can be no distinction
between
  >  one human being and another on the basis or race or color. Any
  >  discrimination shown to a human being on account of the color of
  >  his skin constitutes loathsome barbarity. It must be conceded that
  >  the Torah recognized a distinction between a Jew and a non-Jew.
This
  >  distinction, however, is not based upon race, origin or color, but
  >  rather upon k'dushah, the holiness endowed by having been given and
  >  having accepted the Torah. Furthermore, the distinction between Jew
  >  and non-Jew does not involve any concept of inferiority but is
based
  >  primarily upon the unique and special burdens that are incumbent
  >  upon Jews.

 

Since R' Soloveitchik used the word 'primarily', I would gather that he
would add other, less primary, distinctions.

Such as k'dushah, which was stated in the prior sentence. (But wait,
maybe that's /not/ less primary, so I'm a little confused by the
wording.) Does R' Soloveitchik include any /other/ distinctions?

 

All the best,

 

Philip 

 



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