Why the World Can’t Stop Talking About the Jews – Isaiah’s Prophecy - Rabbi Tovia Singer Explains

They may think the worst of us. Some of many, many people think, "Yes, the Jews are smart, but they're the worst people in the world and the devil and demonic, but no one accuses the Jews of being stupid." And it's said about other groups that they're stupid. No one would ever say about a Jew. No one. Candace Owens and Kaka wouldn't say it. The head of the Klux Clan wouldn't say it that the Jews are stupid. Fuentes wouldn't say it. They really don't. They people may not be fond of the Jewish people, but they would never say we hate the Jews because they're stupid. Never. Even the biggest anti-semite would never say it. On the contrary, even those who hate us say the Jews are the so clever that we control the whole world. >> Hi, Mr. William. Um, my name is Ricardo from New York and I wanted to ask a question regarding Isaiah 49:6. How is Israel supposed to be a light to the Gentiles uh for the Gentile salvation? Are they supposed to teach Torah? And if so, why haven't they done so? >> Oh, it's a very good question. And the answer is that how does after we're told in Isaiah 49:6 that the role of the Jewish people to do two things to restore or to establish the tribes of Jacob means Jewish people who are not religious to bring them back. That's the role of the righteous remnant. to the remnant of Israel is toim to establish the tribe of Jacob means to bring back the rest of the Jews. Okay? And the end of the passage is and I have given you as a light to the nations that my salvation will be from one of the world. So let's think about that term a light to the nations. Is Isaiah who employs the same exact language in Isaiah 42:6 is he simply waxing poetic here or is there something special about a light? I think there is something very special about a light that the author Yeshay of blessed memory had in view. If you imagine for a moment that you're sitting in a room that's completely dark. There are no windows. There's no doors. It's you can't even see the finger in front of your nose. It's dark, right? You're in a room, no light. And you illuminate one candle. The candle's here. But what happens to its light? It reaches every part of the room. So one feature of light is you light it here and the light is Torah and it reaches all the nations of the world. When the Jewish people engage in teaching of Torah and performing Torah, it reaches the end of the world. And in case you think I'm waxing poetic and I'm I'm not in Deuteronomy chapter 4, please. That's like a like a mini Torah. Deuteronomy 4. If you read the fourth chapter of Dvorim, it's you'll have a very good understanding of the Tyra and Jewish history and you'll repent. And this is a very easy chapter to read. This is no poetry at all. None. Just you say you say, you know what, tonight I'm just going to read the fourth chapter of Deuteronomy. Anyway, the chapter begins by saying that all the nations will behold your Torah, will behold your wisdom, your law, and say, "What a wise nation this is that has such a Torah." I'm not kidding. It's what it says. So all the nations of the world will behold the Torah of the Jews. Now, maybe 3,300 years ago in the late Bronze Age, this might have been uh mysterious, but here we are. We're probably very very we're not only very close to the Messianic age, we're probably the Messianic age is unfolding now. We're very close to the end. We could look back and say, "Wow, the majority of the people on this planet are aware of the Torah." The vast majority, isn't that amazing? You know, the Jews constitute but one quarter of 1% of the world's population are very small. The land of Israel is smaller than the state of New Jersey. 26,000 square kilometers, the whole country. We're very tiny people, very small. There are cities in the there are many cities that are larger than Israel. in in any there are many cities there are far more Jews than the land of Israel far more people excuse me the land of Israel there are more Jews living in Israel than any other country in the world but the whole world is obsessed with us I don't say it because I I want to some desire to be important but I'm not a fan of the New York Times but somehow the Jews in Israel make it to the front page every day other countries like Indonesia where I once lived which is the fourth largest country in the world. They're not on the front page of New York Times unless there's something but for Israel to come and so you see that the whole world is mesmerized by our Torah and it says the nations of the world. Please, please, please look it up for yourself. The nations of the world will say what a wise and clever nation this is that has such a tyra. Mameish, please look it up. Look it up for yourself. And as it turns out, the majority of the world, majority of the world believe that Torah, know about the Torah, believe that the Jews are a w a wise people. They may think the worst of us. Some of many many people think, yes, the Jews are smart, but they're the worst people in the world and the the devil and demonic. But no one accuses the Jews of being stupid. There's so many so many anti-semites in the world today. So many people hate us. So many. We're so hated. But the one accolade that's said about other groups who are not like we don't have a monopoly on being hated. There are other groups that are not liked. And it's said about other groups that they're stupid. No one would ever say about a Jew. No one. Candace Owens and Kakovs wouldn't say it. The head of the Klux Clan wouldn't say it that the Jews are stupid. for onees wouldn't say it. They really don't. They people may not be fond of the Jewish people, but they would never say we hate the Jews because they're stupid. Never. Even the biggest anti-semite would never say it. On the contrary, even those who hate us say the Jews are the so clever that we control the whole world. It's an amazing thing. But this text is from the late Bronze period. So, we're not, it's not the holy only holy book that says nice things about its adherence. Everybody thinks that they're going to be around to be liked. But here we are towards the end of history, and we see the whole world's been affected by our Torah, knows about our Torah, and thinks the Jews are clever. Now, there are people who really love Jewish people. There are people and people really hate Jewish people and very very few people have no opinion about Jews. Now very few people will tell you their opinion of Jews. Most will say they have no opinion and they're not telling the truth. The reason is that if it's unfavorable is that anti-semitism is socially unacceptable. So therefore you you sound like an idiot if you say you hate Jews. There's no anti-semites says he hates Jews. None. It's a weird thing, isn't it? I'm not an anti-semit. I just hate Jews. No, no, no. It's an intriguing thing that people don't have strong views about large nations. People don't have strong views about the Chinese, the most successful, the largest race on the planet. People don't have very strong views about, I don't know, Koreans. Korea is a nicesized country. Japan is a very large country. People don't have strong views about the Japanese. But the Jews, people have very strong views. If they like us, they'll tell you they like us. If they hate us, they'll just say, "Have no opinion." They will not disclose it because then you look like a weirdo. No one wants to. It's not socially acceptable. So, Tyra has reached all the world. Now, it's an amazing thing if the Jews are committed to Tyra. I have devoted my life to this work. So many Jews, those rabbis have devoted their lives to study Torah and display the Torah. People are drawn to Tyra because of this. Her lives have been dramatically changed. One other thing about a light that's being used here. After all, we're told that a mitzvah is a candle and the Torah is light. So Isaiah is what what what else is there about a a candle and light? If I have a lit candle, not only does that shine reach every part of this dark room, but I could illuminate a endless and infinite number of other candles and it does not diminish from my light. Conversely, if I have a bucket of water, if I have a pale of water, right, and I pour water into your cup, that means I have less water, right? If anything else, if I give you from what I have, it takes away from what I have. But if I have a candle and I illuminate 10 other candles, a hundred other candles, millions, billions of other candles, my original candle is not diminished at all. What a marvelous property does fire have. It's so mar that's why I say I say this to you dear children of the most high is so beautiful it's pregnant with holiness really take off your shoes because the place you're standing is holy it's time now to go down on your knees and say Hashem I love you my savior you're my rock you're my redeemer I praise only you are my husband Isaiah 54 you are my master, you're the only one for me. I have no I have eyes for no one else. It's so beautiful. I just we just took one passage, one passage that I think I think most people would sort of gaze of Isaiah 42 or 49 and just go, "Oh, Isaiah is waxing poetic." No. Now the conversation goes on. So Isaiah has told us that the servant is Israel in Isaiah 49:3. There's a whole conversation going on. I I'll make this short between Israel the servant Abdi my servant which is going to go into 53 my servant where the servant goes back after receiving such a mandate and says what I'm going to save the world everybody hates my guts. I'm not kidding. I'm hated by the nations. Nations hate me. What are you talking about? I feel rejected. Despised. Exactly. 53. You want to fall in love? Do you want to fall in love? This is the chapter. So the servant is going to cry out that I feel rejected by the nation. I feel despised. I feel unwanted. I'm going to take up such a mandate. So Hashem asks the question. It's very beautiful. Go to verse 13. Same chapter 49. He says, "Would a mother abandon the child that she's nursing?" Imagine a mother. This moving portrait of a mother nursing her infant. It's hard to imagine a moving portrait that's more that Alyssa has such a thought of bonding. He says, "Would a mother ever abandon child that she's nursing?" Hashem says that these two might forget. It's possible a mother can even abandon her child. In fact, I've written you on the palms of my hand and held you before all the nations of the world. It's something so gorgeous. It's so ecstatic. If you read this chapter, you might, but you have to be prepared to fall in love. If you're not up to it, this is not for you. If you're interested in falling in love, go do whatever you ever do. Go watch YouTube videos about kangaroos. If you want to fall in love, read Isaiah 49. You'll never be the same. Thank you for your question. If you enjoyed this program, please like and subscribe. [Music] I share my love. [Music] [Applause] [Music]