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Ärende: (1) Final War Of The Golus
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For those who see no danger in the "push" to adopt "Noahide
Laws", be aware that those behind the push believe that "non-Jews
do not possess genuine free will", and that they will encourage
the "abandonment of Christianity ... according to the known
Jewish legal ruling that Christians are idol worshippers".

Hmm... how about a "Gentile Anti-defamation League" to refute
assertians that "non-Jews do not possess genuine free will",
"Christians are idol worshippers" etc.

it is interesting (for me) to search on terms such as "noahide"
and "Gaia", the "earth goddess" of the Gaia Hypothesis, and see
how the Noahide belief system is compatible with the "New Age"
or Aquarian belief system.

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The Hasidic Gentile Campaign: The Rebbe Speaks

1. What is the primary mission for our generation to accomplish?

The main avodah of this generation is to go out to the final war
of the golus, to conquer and to purify all the gentile countries 
(such that "and kingship will be Hashem's," Ovadiah 1:21).

--Shabbos Parshas VaYelech, 5746.

The unique innovation in the Previous Rebbe's service is the
dissemination of Torah and Judaism and the wellsprings of Chasidus
outward to the entire world, including the effect on the non-Jews.

--Hisvaduyos 5750 4:418, cites in "The Deed is the Main Thing," Kol
Boi Ha'olam, p. 370.

Our efforts must be geared to the "final days" in purifying and
clarifying ourselves and in influencing the Noachides to accept their
G-d-given destiny which will cause the nations of the world to come
before G-d and give honor to His Name, with the true and complete
redemption through our righteous Moshiach, speedily and truly in our
days.

--Shabbos Parshas Tsav, 5747, Sichos in English, vol. 35, p. 76.

# Will Moshiach come entirely by our efforts on pulling individual
Jews out of golus, or through our work in transforming the golus into
geulah?

[W]ith [regard to] the Seven Mitzvos: The time has come to prepare the
world for Moshiach. This includes making it a "settled place" through
spreading the Seven Mitzvos.

--Purim, 5747, Sichos in English, vol. 25, p. 7.

[I]nfluencing non-Jews to keep their mitzvos, the Seven Noachide
Laws... will assist our task of making the world into a dwelling place
for G-d, and help bring about the arrival of Moshiach.

--Purim, 5747, Sichos in English, vol. 35, p. 3.

"He did not create it (to be) a waste land, He formed it to be
inhabited (and civilized)" (Yeshayahu 45:18). This can only be when
all humanity lives justly and righteously. This of course is the theme
of the Seven Noachide Commandments with their accompanying laws and
ramifications. Consequently, it is obvious and self-evident that in
modern times we must carry out the Divine Command we received through
Moshe: "To compel all human beings to accept the commandments enjoined
upon the descendants of Noach."

--Shabbos Parshas Tsav, 5747, Sichos in English, vol. 35, p. 75.

In order that the entire world should be orderly, it is essential that
each and every one of the "seventy nations" should be influenced so
that they will work on settling the world. It is insufficient for only
one nation to be acting properly.

--Hisvaduyos 5750 1:395, cited in "The Deed is the Main Thing," Kol
Boi Ha'olam, p. 388.

# Why has Moshiach not yet been revealed, despite official
announcements that he should already have appeared years ago?

It is decades after these proclamations, and nevertheless, Moshiach
still has not come. I have searched and searched for an explanation
for this, and the only answer I've found is the following. In previous
generations, since haNassi hu hakol ("the Nassi is everything") it was
possible to rely on the Nassi's efforts. However, after so long, when
even the Previous Rebbe's proclamation has passed and Moshiach still
hasn't come, the only possibility is that every single Jew must be
involved in bringing the redemption.... This is also the other reason
for the stress on the Seven Mitzvos. Since the world has changed, and
Moshiach has nevertheless not come, every individual must do
everything possible to hasten his coming.

--Purim, 5747, Sichos in English, vol.35, p.6.

The speeding of the true and complete redemption depends on this [the
dissemination of the Seven Noachide Laws].

--Hisvaduyos 5750 2:18, cited in "The Deed is the Main Thing," Kol Boi
Ha'olam, p. 385.

# Did the Rebbe indicate that there is a danger in putting off the
Noachide campaign?

In these critical times, when nations are challenging one another and
violence is increasing in an unbelievable manner, the Jews have the
power to bring about peace in the entire world.... Ideally, a Jew
should stand proudly before the gentiles and explain to them the Seven
Noachide Laws, emphasizing that they should be carried out not because
they appear to be logically sound, but because G-d commanded them....
When a Jew carries out mitzvos with pride, a non-Jew stands in awe of
him and, hence, will not consider war.

--Yud Tes Kislev, 5743, Sichos in English, vol. 13, p.19, 33.

["Could a holocaust take place in America?" Answer:] Early tomorrow
morning.

--Swados, Harvey, "He could melt a blizzard," New York Times, June 14,
1994.

There is, of course, no need to emphasize to you the importance of
promoting these Seven Noachide Commandments among gentiles. In our day
and age, it does not require much imagination to realize that, by way
of example, had these Divine Commandments been observed and adhered to
by all "Children of Noach," namely the nations of the world,
individually and collectively, there would not have been any
possibility, in the natural order of things, for such a thing as a Holocaust.

--"Letter to Chaplain Brig. Gen. Israel Drazin," Erev Shabbos Kodesh
Bereshis, 5747, Hal Boi HaOlam, p.395.

[T]here was a time when we did not reach out to the gentiles to
encourage them to observe the Seven Noachide Laws.... In our
generation things are different. There is no danger involved in this
activity, and to the contrary, such activity will increase the respect
that the nations show us, for they will realize that Jews care not
only about their own welfare but also about the good of all humanity
and the whole world.

--Shabbos Parshas Tsav, 5747, Sichos in English, vol.35, p.75.

This phenomenon adds much momentum to the efforts of convincing the
citizens of the world to observe the Seven Noachide Laws. When the
President proclaims its importance it is easier to encourage average
people to accept it and so the opportunity must not be lost. It also
provides us with a clear sign from Above that there is no time to lose
in teaching the gentiles of the world about G-d.

--Shabbos Parshas Tsav, 5747, Sichos in English, vol. 35, p. 76.

# Aren't we busy enough working with Jews? Can we really afford to
divert time and money to the campaign to transform the gentiles?

[T]he Rambam uses the expression, "lakuf ("to forcefully influence")
all inhabitants of the world to accept the Noachide commands."
Although obviously one must do this in a pleasant, gentle, and
peaceful way, it still must be done with persistence. If you have
already tried several times, try again nevertheless. We frequently see
that although people are sometimes spoken to five times, they do not
change until they hear it a sixth time!

--Purim, 5747, Sichos in English, vol. 35, p. 4.

Sorry to say, it appears necessary to protest against those who have
the attitude and are voicing the opinion that they simply could not be
bothered and that they have no time for [convincing the citizens of
the world to observe the Seven Noachide Laws]. Remember, the Rambam
rules that this was commanded by G-d through Moshe--can anyone gainsay
(contradict) this command?!

--Shabbos Parshas Tsav, 5747, Sichos in English, vol.35, p.76.

# Should Jews be directly involved in teaching gentiles?

Many thanks for the good news [your letter] contained, particularly
about our talks and lectures on the Seven Noachide Commandments on a
number of occasions, and that these were well received, even
enthusiastically. I am certainly gratified that you intend to continue
doing so.

--Letter to Chaplain Brig. Gen. Israel Drazin, Erev Shabbos Kodesh
Bereshis, 5747, Kol Boi Ha'olam, p. 395.

"All the gentile nations will flock to [the Beis Hamikdash], and many
peoples will go...." And similarly, also during the end of golus,
"Beis Rabbeinu Shebe'Bavel" [770] "will be called [a house of prayer]
for all peoples."

--Kuntres Beis Rabeinu Sheb'BaveI," Sefer HaSichos 5752 2:475.

# Did the Rebbe demand that shluchim, who already have their entire
days filled with helping Jews, also carve out time for non-Jews?

Someone might wish to complain: "and is this [the Noachide Campaign]
all that we're lacking? There are so many things which need our
attention! Obviously, this complaint cannot be taken seriously. By the
same reasoning, you could do away with all 613 mitzvos, G-d forbid!
Ask someone to do a mitzvah, and he can reply, "But there's something
else important that I'm attending to!" And this is not just a
theoretical answer--it's something we see on a daily basis. People
claim that they don't need to do mitzvos because they give charity!
True, charity is a great; but does that exempt one from doing the
others? With this reasoning, a person could even say, "But I'm doing
mitzvos by helping other Jews--I have no time to ever think about G-
d!" Therefore we must be concerned with all the mitzvos--in this case,
spreading the Noachide commandments.

--Purim, 5747, Sichos in English, vol.35. pp. 4-5

Through the shluchim [in addition to their work with Jews], it is also
essential to spread goodness, righteousness, justice, and uprightness
among the nations of the world through the fulfillment of the Seven
Noachide Laws.

--Hisvadayos 5752 2:364, cited in "The Deed is the Main Thing," Kol
Bio Ha'Olam, p. 385.

# Did the Rebbe ever indicate that a shliach will be successful if he
works with non-Jews?

We must therefore deduce that this is an auspicious time to conquer
the world with Torah and Yiddishkeit in a pleasant and peaceful way:
"All the land is before you." (Bereshis 13:9).

--"Conquer the World with Torah: A Message to the Shluchim
Convention," 5747, Sichos in English, vol. 33, p.270.

The Seven Laws must be explained in a way that the nations can relate
to and, because non-Jews do not possess genuine free will, they will
be willing to change more quickly and easily than a Jew.

--Hisvaduyos 5748 3:183, cited in "The Deed is the Main Thing," Kol
Boi Ha'olam, p. 385-386.


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