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Protesters in Ferguson, Missouri

This may seem like an oversimplification. But while we need to now learn what it means to have light-filled skin, the starting point for any discussion is to first acknowledge the Divine truth of the Noahide Laws.

It may also appear that these thoughts are not the main story. That the most important thing is to debate over the facts. But understanding some of the spiritual dynamics are essential both to appreciating what the conflict is over and how to rectify and resolve it according to the system that God provides us in the Torah.

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Thus to answer the statements that are being made, that Israel and the Jewish people are oppressors like the white police in Ferguson, the answer that Jews and non-Jews of all skin colors have their own place and role in the dynamic of creation, and the “affirmative action” to bring Moshiach. But as explained, whereas the Land of Israel is the space given to the Jewish People–the God-given space for us to occupy–the debate in America needs to be clarified, with the first step being to acknowledge the truth of the Torah and the Noahide Laws, laws that are equally applicable to all non-Jews regardless of skin color.


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Yonatan Gordon is a student of Harav Yitzchak Ginsburgh, and publishes his writings on InwardNews.com, a new site he co-founded.