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Arso,
“ CS: My point was that Rashi isn’t necessarily sticking his point to just the Sanhedrin.
Rashi is explaining just the possuk, as he always does, and since the possuk is dealing only with the Sanhedrin, that is only what Rashi is referring to.”
Point taken.
“I know that chassidim – us included – use this statement in regards to our tzaddikim, but it is certainly not the simple pshat in the posuk.”
So why is it taken that way? Would you know?
CS: “I know it’sa Mitzvah for Goyim to believe in Hashem, and I’ve heard of a very respected person teaching Tanya to depressed celebrities (he asked them to start tznius clothing trends as a result.)”
Arso “It’s a mitzvah for them, but not for us to teach them. And your ‘very respected person’ would not be respected by anyone who thinks straight and realises that you’re not allowed to teach Torah to goyim.”
I had someone else last week actually, who has a maternal last name from the Marranos but no other proof (yet) of being Jewish.
She was thirsting for some truth (brought up with the christian stuff and realized it doesn’t go with the Bible).
I asked a local Rav- he said I could send her links to Chumash and rashi (which she specifically asked for), and Tanya.
We are responsible for goyim too (as long as we don’t need to be moser Nefesh etc). That’s what our obligation of teaching the 7 mitzvos bnei noach is about. 1 of them is about belief in Hashem.
“I wrote: “ You know you’re scraping the bottom of the barrel when you bring an anecdotal proof from a shikse!”
And CS replied: Aderabe- even she saw it.
There is definitely something very wrong with your hashkofos if you really mean that. I remember hearing from a Lubavicher many many years ago that if you’re not sure what to do, ask a misnaged and do the opposite. Now you’re bringing the opinion of a shikse and using it as a proof of the right hashkofo?! The opinion of a goy, regardless of how respectable and well-meaning they are, is WORTHLESS when it comes to deciding what is good in teaching or learning Torah. Can you get anyone to back you up in your view?”
Look in my original post I said someone who is studying to be a giyores. She’s been on that path for a while. I wouldn’t call her a shikse- rather a potential giyores. And the fact she senses this, in addition to her commitment to this path so far- to me indicates a Jewish Neshama. (I’m sure you know about the nations who said yes about the Torah- are reborn throughout the generations with Jewish souls and then they convert. She also has a Jewish father which makes a difference as well.)
But if you don’t like the point, that’s ok