[Avodah] Stam yeinam of Giyur Candidates

[kennethgmiller at juno.com]

R' Michael Makovi wrote:
> ... many Israelis seem to think it is perfectly alright to
> treat these people as shabbos goyim, ... I hope I don't need
> to explain why I find this utterly disgusting, ...

and R' Zev Sero asked:
> Why?  These are people who have to do one act of chilul
> shabbos anyway. Why should they object to turning that
> act into a positive mitzvah of helping a Jew?

Yes, indeed they do have to do an act of chilul Shabbos. But that is not something they do happily. It is often difficult, sometimes even painful. They are in the process of training themselves to avoid these acts, yet they have to do it anyway. I suppose their brains understand the reasoning, but what is happening in their hearts? Boy, talk about cognitive dissonance!!!

And then, in the middle of this, along comes a Jew. No matter how delicately he might try to phrase it, the request is still a reminder that the gerus is still incomplete, that he is still an outsider, not yet a member of the tribe. And often, it is *not* phrased so delicately.

Akiva Miller

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