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Islam and Christianity

according to the sages

are seen as

sort of breakaway faiths that each contain within them

half the truth of the Torah

meaning Islam has a very clear view of God

but rejects the divinity of the Torah

whereas Christianity has a very clear

acceptance of the divinity of the Torah

but has a different view of God and the Godhead

the Trinity is antithetical to Jewish thought

where does it all fit in God's plan

why

if we look at the sheer numbers of the world

Christianity is in the billions

Islam is in the billions

why did God sort of have these faiths spring up

how does it fit in the overall divine picture

of where we're heading and what's doing

so the Rambam Maimonides

actually says something very fascinating

he says that god allowed Christianity and Islam

to take hold in the world

to spread the basic concepts of Torah

to the nations of the world

meaning before Christianity

it was all paganism

it was either Jews or monotheistic

or the vast majority who were complete pagans

not only worshipping idols

but again engaged in the most depraved practices

that the planet has ever seen

as part of their mainstream belief

when Christianity and Islam came to the scene

both eliminated the depraved

pagan behaviors that were going on before

and introduced the world to

a version of God and Torah values

so all of this

explains the Rambam

is ultimately to prepare the world for the Messiah

and the messianic era

when it comes

meaning that whatever bits of truth

whatever bits of Torah

have been spread worldwide

through these major faith systems

it paves the way that when Mashiach will come

Messianic era will come

that the rest of the world

will have already been familiarized

with certain basic tenants

certain basic concepts

Rabayakov Emden also says

in his commentary to perkiavus

says that the Christians and the Muslims

are key instruments in fulfilling the prophecy

that when the Messiah will come

that the knowledge of God

will be spread through the earth

as the water covers the seabed

we believe that not only

Jews have a place and a purpose in this world

but everybody in the

entire human family has a place in this world

has a key role to play in perfecting the world

Jews have to do it through Torah

through our 613 mitzvahs

our commandments

and non Jews have seven specific commandments

that were given to Noah after the flood

and all of humanity is a descendant of Noah

that were given to Noah after the flood

and if they uphold those seven laws

God says thumbs up great job

you've done your purpose

and you will have a share in the world to come

so there's no need for Jews to go out and proselytize

and say be like us

you have to be like us

we are the only way

instead we can say

if you follow your 7 laws

if you follow those 7 key codes

in living in upstanding moral life

God is perfectly happy with you and we love you

what are those seven laws

No. 1 is to believe in God not to worship idols

No.2 is not to curse God

No. 3 is to not murder

4 is not to steal

5 is not to commit certain illicit relationships

6 is not to be cruel to animals

and eat the limb of a living animal

and 7 is to uphold

make courts of justice that will uphold the other six

so meaning when an issue comes up

to vote for those things and support

make court systems that enforce the other six laws

and any of the non Jewish nations

that accept those laws

or any person who's not of the Jewish faith

who accepts those laws and does them

because this is what God wants from me in the world

has a place in the world to come

is considered as fulfilling their purpose

and doing what they need to do

and we love them

god loves them

no need to proselytize anybody

one of the key Hasidic Rabbie

in his safer Hamidu

says that when the Jewish people don't make Godliness

known to the nations of the world

when we're not spreading our light

this creates a vacuum

you know the world is supposed to be filled with light

and we are supposed to be the disseminators

of light and when we don't fill the world with light

there's a vacuum created

and room for other ideologies and philosophies

to make their way

sweeping across the globe

as a result

the nations

introduce many ideologies that are contrary to Torah

and contrary to light

oftentimes so

by us shining lights

by us being living examples of what Torah represents

and what Judaism represents

the rest of the world will follow soon

and be influenced by that as well

people often ask what can I do at home

political connections and fighting politically is good

and the work is special work that you do

and it's certainly necessary

and we all certainly thank you

certainly everyone in Israel

and all the Jewish people around the world

thank you for all the work that you guys do

and when we stand strong as Jews representing Torah

the nations are affected positively

we begin by praying for Israel alone

but towards the end of the day

we include the rest of humanity as well

this is the proper Jewish approach

towards the non Jewish nations

we must maintain our uniqueness

yet at the same time not forget the non Jew

on Yom Kippur

we pray not only for our own atonement

but for the atonement of mankind as well

so may we all merit that

even before Russia Shona

we received the Tishuva

the repentance the return

the immense of the entire world

and the beginning of the messianic era where Jews

Muslims Christians

and everyone else will strive to serve God in one voice

and everlasting peace thank you