My Answer to a Comment

I received a comment from “Anonymous” that I started to answer and found that I had too much to cover to make it only a reply to a comment.  It deserved its own separate blog post.

I apologize if I don’t fully understand your caveat, which was an answer to my caveat, but I thought I would take it line by line and reply.

The Anonymous comment:

Another caveat.

No one is righteous. Not even one. The laws of the land have become corrupt. They must be destroyed. Even the law of conversion to enter Eretz Yisrael.

Let not the foreigner say... Hashem will surely exclude me from his people.

Who will destroy it? Moshiach will.

How will he do it? With a foreign tongue. 

My reply:

This is obviously your personal opinion based on the people with whom you must hang out and not based on scholarship of Hashem’s Word.  One of the reasons that I wanted to live where I do, a city of 45,000 righteous Jews, who do the will of Hashem every day, is because they keep the mitzvot and teach it to their children.  What does being righteous mean?  It means that a person is doing the “right thing” according to the will and wishes of the Owner of the Universe.  When I was in the US of A, I lived in a city that had a population of 85,000, 65,000 of which were righteous, Hashem fearing Jews.  It was an absolutely lovely place but I still had many reminders that I was in exile (Galus), especially when I ventured outside to city, like to go to work 5 days a week.  I worked with some very righteous non-Jews who were as nice to me as possible; but, their biggest theme was I needed to accept Yushka in my life.  They were very good righteous people as many, many others that I have met throughout my life, but they were still a great danger to my obligations that I have from Hashem to be “a light unto the nations.”  In other words, the greatest enemy of the Jew for thousands of years has been assimilation.  Jews who think that Hashem doesn't know what He is talking about when He tells us “we must be separated from the gentile society or we will be influenced by them and not follow His ways.”  That is the history of the Jew in every country we have lived.  The worst being Germany, where the Jews were 90% assimilated by the 1930’s.  We all know the result of that assimilation.  But, we are told in scriptures that after we enlighten the world with the word of Hashem and His truth, we will all return to our land and live in peace completely separated from the influence of the non-Jewish nations.  Now you are telling me your opinion that Hashem is wrong in His thinking and that all people should be able to live in this little piece of land designated for the Jews.  The Jews are not allowed to have one little country by themselves protected from the influence of the idolaters of the world (which is what scriptures call the non-Jewish people who are out to destroy the Jewish way of life).  It could be as simple as living with holiday decorations for a holiday that is not mine.  The examples of influence could fill volumes (and already have).

So far as the laws of the land being corrupt, the righteous people that I am referring to are those who live by Hashem’s laws, not the nonsensical laws of people (even though they are supposed to be based on the laws of the Bible – or used to be).  Only in Israel can I truly live Hashem’s laws to the greatest extent possible even though there is still a reminder of our exile with the crazy civil law that is here.  One big difference is that civil law and Torah law work together here, even trying to show respect for each other, like nowhere else on Earth.

So far as the laws of conversion, they have been around for thousands of years and totally are still the same that Hashem gave us.  The biggest danger is, once again, the influence of newer versions of Judaism that don’t agree with Hashem’s requirements.  Conservative, Reform, Liberal, Reconstructionist, etc, etc, etc, believe that one is converted by some pretend Rabbi giving an individual a certificate stating “you are now Jewish.”  Ain’t so (pardon my language)!!!  Conversion comes from Hashem when one is immersed in the Mikvah (the ritual bath) and Hashem instills a Jewish soul in the individual.  This, of course, is only possible after the individual has learned the 613 Mitzvot that apply to that individual, and has taken them on as part of life.  Only Hashem knows what the individual’s future performance will be; and, only Hashem can give a certificate, so to speak, that makes the individual Jewish.  Why am I telling you this?  Because it is mostly in Israel that a person can safely do the conversion process.  Yes, one can be converted anywhere in the world; but, if it is not a kosher conversion or, the conversion is followed by the influence of the people of that country, it is difficult to maintain a completely observant Jewish life.  I know since I lived it for about 58 years and I was already a full-fledged Jew.

Your comment:

Let not the foreigner say... Hashem will surely exclude me from his people.

My reply:

Why not?  That is what Hashem says throughout scriptures (for the reasons already mentioned).

Finally:

Who will destroy it? Moshiach will.

How will he do it? With a foreign tongue. 

My comment:

What are you talking about?  Destroy what and which Moshiach are you referring to?  What foreign tongue?  We have been under the influence of the foreign tongue for thousands of years.  Please give the Jew a chance to do what he or she was put on this earth to do: Serve Hashem, follow His ways and make for him or herself a happy life.  Non-Jews have the opportunity for such a happy life by following “only seven Mitzvot of Noach.”  Why would a non-Jew be so adamant that Jews have to do things their way and must be totally integrated into their society, no matter how dangerous it may be for the Jew?  Please read my post of 20 November 2012 entitled “Jew Hatred Revisited” and I believe you will see the answer.

I repeat, if you want to live in Israel, the home of the Jews as designated by Hashem, then convert to Judaism as thousands of non-Jews are doing every year.  Otherwise leave us alone to serve Hashem as He has instructed us to do.  It is just that simple.