[Avodah] The Kuzari, vindicated

[Micha Berger]

On Tue, Dec 04, 2007 at 05:52:47PM -0500, Richard Wolpoe wrote:
: 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.

Or to serve as a kohein to the masses.

A nazir pursues a higher qedushah without being in a "nazir" startion in
the national structure.

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

I fail to see the connection.

But since you speak of redemption.... If Judaism is about national
redemption, does the pious individual of a sinful generation or nation
not get redeemed?

Tir'u baTov!
-Micha

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