Chosen People
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Saying We Are the Chosen People
What is the modern meaning of our chosen-ness? I have difficulty explaining to my kids what it means. On the one hand I do not want to say we are superior to others (after all Christians and Muslims also believe…
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What about those who aren’t chosen?
If the Jewish people were the chosen race because they accepted the torah, then what about us “gentiles” who were not given that choice? Our tradition teaches that all nations were given the opportunity but only the Jews accepted.But it’s…
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Purpose of Creation
Did G-d create the universe and all that it is for the sole benefit and use of mankind or more specifically, for the Jewish people? If the answer is for the Jew’s benefit, then what is it that separates Jews…
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Chosen People
How are Jews the Chosen People? It says very explicitly in the Torah that God chose Abraham as a person who would raise his children in accordance with God’s ideals and principles, and God would thus protect and bless Abraham’s…
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The Jews as the Chosen People
Where does it say that the Jews are the chosen people? The chosenness of the Jewish people is found in many Biblical verses; a few examples are Ex. 19:5-6, Deut.4:37 and 7:7, and Isaiah 45:4.