mdd: “During the middle ages and the tach ve’tat there were no frei Jews to speak of.”
That was only because in those times (though less so by tach vetat) there was no concept of “frei”ness at all. Atheism didn’t catch on until the Renaissance, and after that there were plenty of Jews we would call “frei” today, and before that there were plenty who converted to Christianity.
Health: “Maybe it’s more than you can say, but anyone with common sense could say it.”
Do you have a privileged insight into the workings of the Divine Plan? I didn’t think so. While it is certainly possible that that is a rationale, I don’t claim to know this for a fact, as you seem to. There are always factors beyond our control and our limited comprehension- that was the sole point of my first post (and when two people misunderstand you the same way, you should probably edit for clarity).