tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5292734369805726323.post2699721180708649756..comments2023-11-12T20:59:55.490-05:00Comments on Building a Jewish Life: Adventures in Semantics: Goy v. Non-JewKochavahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11841373131402987905noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5292734369805726323.post-50018371665330513352010-12-29T16:09:20.523-05:002010-12-29T16:09:20.523-05:00I think I speak for at least 90% of world Jewry wh...I think I speak for at least 90% of world Jewry when I say that we will be glad to see you put yourself in isolation! Bon voyage, internet troll!CrazyJewishConverthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06219720130466040423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5292734369805726323.post-21408374130191565692010-12-29T15:28:36.387-05:002010-12-29T15:28:36.387-05:00The problem here is not what to call them, but tha...The problem here is not what to call them, but that you even care. The Torah exhorts us in no uncertain terms to stay away from them and not mingle with them. We don't want or need relationships with goyim, or shvartzes either for that matter, and I'm guessing you find that word abhorent as well. Too bad. The Torah vision for Jews is to live completely separated from them, and we should Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5292734369805726323.post-10673204704985684652010-12-22T23:29:11.544-05:002010-12-22T23:29:11.544-05:00I think your conclusion is spot-on. When people h...I think your conclusion is spot-on. When people have continued relationships with non-Jews, it reminds them that there are people with good middos out there in the non-Jewish world as well. Hello, Yad V'ashem has a whole thing on the "Righteous Among the Nations." <br /><br />I think it's so important to teach our children that everyone is created in the image of G-d. When Rivki Silverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00773820619229821907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5292734369805726323.post-82341127034582823432010-12-15T02:46:53.396-05:002010-12-15T02:46:53.396-05:00Good post, Miss Chavi. This might also be of rela...Good post, Miss Chavi. This might also be of related interest:<br /><br />http://www.beyondbt.com/2009/02/02/some-musings-on-words-and-their-applications/Mordechai Y. Scherhttp://www.kolberamah.orgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5292734369805726323.post-64429733002908003722010-12-14T20:38:40.723-05:002010-12-14T20:38:40.723-05:00I like your parents already!
And I'm glad my ...I like your parents already!<br /><br />And I'm glad my response was helpful to you! I think you did the right thing in the first place! And thank you for saying that I'll make a fine lawyer! However, I'd rather be a fine Bar Exam Taker first!CrazyJewishConverthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06219720130466040423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5292734369805726323.post-73229194813461120732010-12-14T10:08:05.440-05:002010-12-14T10:08:05.440-05:00Also, thank you very much for the advice you gave ...Also, thank you very much for the advice you gave me. It is a very diplomatic way to handle it. I like it. You will make a fine lawyer : ) I will use it and update everyone on the outcome. I was hoping somebody would give me some practical advice. Thanks!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5292734369805726323.post-22686131681601040002010-12-14T10:04:03.282-05:002010-12-14T10:04:03.282-05:00I personally dont like using the word "goy&qu...I personally dont like using the word "goy". My parents never used it around the house when I was growing up and they didnt want me to get used to saying it. When I was little, I used it once and my parents told me that they preferred using "non-Jew". I was brought up in a house where if I told my father a story that happened to me during the day and I stated that someone in Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com