[Avodah] Vayichad Yisro - Disparaging Non-Jews

[Micha Berger via Avodah]

On Wed, Feb 10, 2016 at 03:07:22PM -0500, Zev Sero via Avodah wrote:
: On 02/10/2016 02:58 PM, Micha Berger wrote:
:>1- Whatever geirus Yisro underwent, it didn't require it being after
:>maamad har sinai.

: There was giyur before Sinai, but it just meant becoming a naturalized
: citizen of Bnei Yisrael rather than whatever one was before.  There was
: no kedusha involved.

Agreed, but whaterver geirus Yisro underwent, it wasn't what we call a
geir tzedeq. One of the sources for learning milah utevilah is maamad
Har Sinai. Had Yisro (of this version) stayed, he would have undergone
entered Beris Sinai then, along with Benei Yisrael. But he didn't.

Aside from Rachav still requiring geirus, despite being a Qeini.

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-Micha

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