[Avodah] ohr lagoyim

[Micha Berger via Avodah]

On Thu, Jun 09, 2016 at 11:23am CEST, R Arie Folger quoted Yechezqeil
ben Buzi haKohein (44:23):
: Ve-et 'ami yoru bein qodesh le'hol uvein tame letahor yodi'um.
: "And they shall teach my people the difference between the holy and
: profane, and cause them to discern between the unclean and the clean"


RAYK (MiDevar Shor 16) writes that this is why we're called "beni bekhori
Yisrael". The kehunah of the bekhor, to serve as either shaliach haMaqom
to the family, or their shaliach before Him. See <http://j.mp/1YqsOAF> or
<https://he.wikisource.org/wiki/מדבר_שור_טז>.

Also see Mal'akhei 2:7, for a similar definition of kehunah (WRT benei
Aharon): Ki sifsei khohein yishmeru da'as veSorah yebaqshu mipihu....

RAYK's point is much like the LR's words when launchind the Noachide
campaign:
    A particular task [is] to educate and to encourage the observance
    of the Seven Laws among all people. The religious tolerance of
    today, and the trend towards greater freedom, gives us the unique
    opportunity to enhance widespread observance of these laws. For
    it is by adherence to these laws, which are in and of themselves
    an expression of Divine goodness, that all humankind is united and
    bound by a common moral responsibility to our Creator. This unity
    promotes peace and harmony among all people, thereby achieving the
    ultimate good. As the Psalmist said: "How good and how pleasant it
    is for brothers to dwell together in unity."

Tir'u baTov!
-Micha

-- 
Micha Berger             Every second is a totally new world,
micha at aishdas.org        and no moment is like any other.
http://www.aishdas.org           - Rabbi Chaim Vital
Fax: (270) 514-1507