[Avodah] Encouraging Geirim?
Micha Berger
micha at aishdas.org
Wed Aug 28 08:31:49 PDT 2024
On Tue, Aug 27, 2024 at 05:14:13PM -0400, Joel Rich via Avodah wrote:
> Tosfot in chulin 114b (S"V ad) in answering a question, presumes that we
> want a ger toshav to progress to become a ger tzedek and thus we
> disincentivize him to stay a ger toshav. Any hashkafic thoughts?
A geir toshav already threw in his lot with us. In terms of anti-semitism,
in terms of any Jewish successes, and in terms of knowing the size of
the burden he is taking on.
I don't see anything hashkafically interesting here. It's a case where
the reasons to dissuade don't exist.
Tir'u baTov!
-Micha
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