The Prince Who Wanted More: Onkelos HaGer

hello fish R it's that time of the week again already already it certainly is fish I never miss learning with my Kusa just ask my to mate Mikey every sunde at 6:00 p.m. without skipping a beat Fantastical so what are we learning this week fish I was thinking to learn about Unos hair oh yes the Roman who converted to Judaism and translated the Torah I've heard this story plenty of times not like this rubed not like this you [Music] haven't dear Rabbi elazar and Rabbi Yeshua I write you this letter with a heart filled with mixed emotions as I sit here having just completed the tagum my translation of the Tyra into Aramaic the tagum given to us atai has now been restored now that the restoration of the tarum is complete I present to you copies of the tarum please share this tarum amongst our brothers across the land for it is my hope that the study of the tarum shall also be restored amongst CLA Israel while I know the Tyra tells us not to remind k of their past it is my hope that a story of my life Shall Serve as a lesson to all that the light of hasem and his Tyra is capable of the most incredible things I was once a royal Prince with the world and my fingertips I was part of the Roman nobility but after my uncle tetus a high ranking general and the Roman army destroyed hashem's Holy Temple and I saw the evil the Roman Empire was capable of it I began to question the meaning of my life my role in the world and I grew curious of how despite all the torment the Jews had experienced they remained faithful to their God to his Tyra and he remained faithful to them soon after the destruction of the bay Sumit do shaf miraculously entered my uncle titus's head chewing away at his brain this fly tortured this Mighty Man until his final day I believe it was the Divine punishment delivered by the hand of our shell you're driving me crazy with all of the buzzing you pesky fly guards ouch Make It Stop guards slam the Hammers much better keep slamming [Music] no ouch ouch it doesn't work anymore ouch ouch ouch stop it you piss ah no my end is near guards bring me Prince unas the agony your majesty Prince unas is here for you hail Caesar Prince unus please come closer Uncle Jus I'm so sorry my sweet unles ouch I don't have much time left it has taken seven years but it seems this fly has nearly finished me off by chewing at my brain who would have thought a man as mighty as I a man who conquered the nation of Israel is and destroy the God's holy Temple the B am mikdash will be brought down by a teeny tiny puny little fly I want to ask you uncas to fulfill your uncle titus's last dying wish of course whatever you need Uncle tetus I knew I could count on you when I pass the gods have orders to burn my body I ask of you to sit to it that my ashes are scattered across the Seven Seas so that the god of the Jews will not find me and not stand me before him in judgment I will see your wish is fulfilled Uncle tatus thank you thank you thank you ouch [Music] OU no I'm dying oh the god of the Jews deals with matters measure for measure I wish to know him and his ways I'm sorry Uncle tatus you did not get to know Hashim and even more sorry you chose to act against him I pray that I shall get to know hem and his ways soon after the death of my uncle tatus we set out on a journey across the Seven Seas to spread his ashes however deep down I wondered if my uncle tetus truly could have escaped judgment and what became of his spirit in the afterlife wow this world is so beautiful and there in the distance ER well Uncle tus here we are our final stop the Mediterranean oh Uncle ttis how I wish you were here right now how I wish I could ask you if it was all worth it well there's one way to find out I wish I wish to speak to titis I wish I wish to speak to Titus I wish I wish to speak to TI wers I knew I could count on you Uncle tell me please what's it like on the other side in the world to come I burned the B down now I suffer my faithful punishment in return and I thought I could Escape judgment Uncle tell me who is the most honored in the world to can Israel I wish to join them listen to me un don't be a fool the Jews have many many LS far too many you'll never be able to fulfill them rather attack them destroy them and make them suffer and you shall become a great leader and be remembered forever live life pleas they're calling me back no no not the fire no not again FW Uncle tus God of Israel if you can hear me please hear me my pray I wish to join the Jewish people if I meant to join your chosen people please make it sound and show me the path I was never the same after that night speaking to the ghost of my uncle tus only filled my mind and heart with so many more questions about the meaning of life after witnessing my uncle tas's demise I began to qu question the meaning of life even more I desired to know hasem and to join the Jewish people but I feared for my life and told no one of my desire to convert to Judaism and rather I entertain my uncle titus's advice I I drank and I indulged I fought lions at the great Roman Coliseum to cheering crowds of thousands chanting my name I studied all all the writings of the greatest philosophers from Socrates to Plato to Aristotle I taught myself heart and was able to play All The Melodies of all the nation's boy memory I apprenticed under the most masterful artists in their crafts and even became a skilled sculptor myself [Music] yet to no avail I still felt empty inside after years and years of trying my best to live like a good Roman Prince my Longing To Join the Jewish people and to convert to Judaism only grew stronger until one day after a meeting with the rabo of yov and the Roman courts I secretly followed the great rabo Rabbi Yeshua and Rabbi Eleazar into the marketplace place I followed them into an Alleyway hoping they could help excuse me RAB boys Prince unas thank you for voting to continue the protection of our yosa inov yes we are most grateful Prince unas for your ongoing support of course and I would like to seek your help help how could we help teach me Tyra I want to become a Jew pardon with what I want to become a Jew I want to learn Tyra I must sh keep this to yourself don't tell anyone tell no one if you are sincere find us at Arisha in I will we must be going now come let's go as they ran down the alleyway I felt as if I had met two malum two angels their faces glowing so bright like a torch in the middle of the night then suddenly I knew this was the S I prayed for those years ago as I scattered my uncle titus's ashes into the Mediterranean I knew then in that moment I must seek out the great sages Rabbi alaza and Rabbi Yeshua in ynai and do whatever it took to become a Jew but I didn't dare tell a living Soul amongst my fellow Romans about my desire to convert to Judaism for I feared for my life so I began to learn Tyra by myself in [Music] secret my uncle adrianus had recently taken the throne as Caesar I knew time was running out so I made a plan and approached my uncle adrianus for advice sweet uncle you seem a bit sad what's troubling you I want to enter into business so to acquire wealth for myself wealth unas you are so silly I could give you all the gold and silver you could ever wish for no Uncle I wish to work for my weth brilliant brilliant brilliant you shall make a great SE yourself someday with an attitude like that unas here is my advice we're dealing in the trade of business one should seek out and invest in the least expensive merchandise he can find because at that time no one desires it and therefore it is ignored and certainly it will be low in price but trust me my dear nephew there will come a day that that merchandise will rise in price and you you will ultimately profit from it brilliant Uncle you are absolutely brilliant thank you unas I am so proud of you please take one of the royal horses from the Royal stable and of course have this Satchel of gold and silver pieces to help you get started I look forward to hearing all the wondrous stories of your travels I see great things in your future unless truly truly great things and off I wait it was nearly a 2 months Journey on Horseback but aem's light guarded me on my way until I made my way to err then I made my way to the vineyard of Y the Yeshiva with the great sages Rabbi elza and Rabbi Yeshua S I would find them I am telling you this this is the halaka no no no no this is Thea excuse me rabo Rabbi elazar it seems we have a visitor we shall let this matter rest until another time Prince unless your face is it's it's glowing have you been learning Tyra yes I have been in secret and I've come to you both to learn the depths of Tyra and I desire to convert to Judaism being a Jew is not easy it's not so simple I'm not so sure you know what you're getting getting yourself into just look at the glow of his face it is clear we must give this man a chance please Prince unas come sit with us let us learn some Tyra please just call me unas and it was so we began with learning the olive Bay and as time went on I learned more and more tyan weeks turned into months and I grew and grew under the guidance of my great teachers Rabbi Yeshua and Rabbi elazar until the day came when the Great sages felt I was ready I received a bris and a mered in a Mika and I became a [Applause] Jew I continued my studies for years and as years began to pass by I grew in my Ty knowledge however little did I know news of my conversion reached my uncle adrianus who was not pleased to hear unas why a member of the royal Roman family has become a Jew that traitor gods the Royal Roman Prince unus son of Kus has converted to Judaism and he must pay I order you to yav at once capture that traitor unas and bring him to me he shall answer for this betrayal [Music] Prince unas son of konus by orders of the Caesar you are under arrest we are here to take you back to Rome are you Servants of my uncle alonis yes he has ordered that you come with us do you always follow all of the orders the Caesar commands you of course we execute all of the orders commanded of us oh I feel so bad for you you feel bad for us why for you are Servants of a mere mortal flesh and blood man however I am blessed greatly for I am the servant of the king of all Kings Hashem the almighty creator of the universe please tell us from where did you discover cover such wisdom from learning Tyra and all of the Roman soldiers stay to learn more Tyra with me and soon enough they all converted to Judaism news of the soldiers conversions reached my uncle and this did not make him happy at all gods listen carefully all of you you are here by I ordered to arrest my nephew Olas in yav immediately do not speak to him simply capture him and bring him here to me do not say a word to him that is an order sir sirar [Music] you know something always confused me about the Royal Roman army let me ask you a question if the botom rank Soldier holds the torch for his sergeant and the sergeant holds the torch for his General and the general holds the torch for the Caesar who amongst the ranks of You Soldiers does the Caesar hold the torch for the Caesar hold the torch for a [Laughter] soldier the Caesar holds a torch for No One you fool for he is the Caesar but the Holy One Blessed Be he the king of the universe he holds a torch for all of the Jews oh oh wow and brashem those soldiers stayed in y too Desiring to learn Ty and eventually they also joined the Jewish people this however only angered my uncle even more General I order you personally to go to Y and arrest Prince unas at once immediately bring him here to me in Chains listen to me General that unas has a clever mind do not discuss anything with him and I mean anything that is an order sir yes sir K Cesar men forward March [Music] not a word from any of you we're here for unas and we'll be on our way nobody move or suffer the [Music] sword let go you traitor you had your chance there's no escaping now what is this you tell me the way of the world is that the Caesar sits in his Palace and has all his servants guard him from what's outside the palace but hem the god of the Jews his servants are inside while he stands God of them outside as it says inim hasem will guard your departure and your arrival from this time and forever well I'll be please un tell us more and the General in his men stayed behind and soon they too converted to Judaism un [Music] why why uncle nephew your face it's it's glowing but why why how I have studied Tyra I have become a Jew I have heard but who gave you this idea uness to convert to Judaism who you did Uncle me when the last time I saw you I had asked you for advice you told me I should seek out and invest in the least expensive merchandise I could find because no one desired it and that the day would come that it would rise in price and I would ultimately Pro from it well Uncle I have found nothing as lonely and least desired as the Jews of Israel and their Tyra but why unas why because I wanted to learn Tyra but surely couldn't you have studied Torah without becoming a Jew a man can never fully grasp the entire wisdom of the Tyra if he does not become a Jew unist it seems since before you were born you were destined to become a Jew farewell sweet [Laughter] prince wow wow dear rabo alaza and Rabbi Yeshua I wrote you this letter with a heart filled with mixed emotions as I sit here having just completed the tarum my translation of the Tyra into Aramaic the tagum given to us at har seni has now been restored wow fish you're right i' never heard it that way before Enos sacrificed so much he certainly did and how much more Greatful should we be to have the tarum today thank you fish I look forward to our next Kusa shop me too rid me too [Music]