[Avodah] Ohr LeGoyim

[Akiva Blum]

On 27-Apr-12 11:55 PM, Zev Sero wrote:
> The source I would cite against RLL is not from Tanach at all but from
> the gemara: "Israel was only exiled among the nations in order that
> geirim be added to them".  (Indeed, this is one explanation given for
> why geirim are "as difficult for Israel as a sapachat": it's their
> fault that we're in galut, just as a lost hiker is responsible for the
> efforts that the rescue team undergoes.)

So, as long as we have a plentiful supply of the nations in Israel,
there's no need to go looking for them elsewhere.

Currently, it's about 25% of the population.

Akiva