[Avodah] The Kuzari, vindicated

[Richard Wolpoe]

On Dec 4, 2007 12:14 PM, kennethgmiller at juno.com <kennethgmiller at juno.com>
wrote:

>
> I agree with you that her approach would not work for us as a people, but
> it seems clear to me that her approach would not even work for us as
> individuals. Even a Jewish individual would still be missing many things if
> we only emulated the Bein Adan LChaveiro that she excelled at.
>
> In other words, I would modify your comment to read: It can work for any
> non-Jewish individual but for the Jewish people the only complete approach
> is the Torah.
>
> Akiva Miller


Yes that is essentially what I meant to say.

I would just add that for an individual such as a Yisro/Iyyov/Sehm/Eever
Torah Judaism is NOT necessary to find G-d or spirituality - and that
certain seekers can be on an equally valid path for themselves [perhaps
Neale Donald Walsh was correct in HIS path FOR HIM!]

Look at the vision in al kein nekaveh for the universe after Moshiach. it is
NOT a mas conversion to Judaism

And AFAIK Rambam requires Jews to encourage non-Jews to observe the 7
mitzvos but not to encourage them to do more. AISI, the ONLY reason for a
non-Jew to do more is to be part of a national covenant.

If Judaism were a a requirement for "salvation" then we would be selfish or
miserly in discouraging converts.

-- 
Kol Tuv / Best Regards,
RabbiRichWolpoe at Gmail.com
see: http://nishmablog.blogspot.com/
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