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Shak wrote in his book
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first chapter.
Why did Hashem command au
knew that every way he went he converted
people?
Why did command
why did Hashem command
leave your town leave your father leave
the town go to a place he didn't even
tell him where why
writes he says
that Hashem was scared that eventually
will be influenced
will be influenced by the public
by the surrounding area next to him all
these idol worshippers ers, all these
kofim, all these homosexuals,
all these people that give bar mitzvah
to dogs, all those people. He goes, "You
have to leave. You can't be next to
these people. Go to the desert."
Like the Rambam says, if you can't find
a good surrounding, go to desert. Be by
yourself. You have to even had to
this is this is the forefather of
Judaism.
So if the forefather of Judaism was
forced to leave a bad environment, who
has an excuse to live next to one of
these nightclubs? Who has an excuse to
live next, you know, in in these
neighborhoods like the village in the
city in Manhattan surrounded by
homosexuals and other types of heretics?
who has the nerve to say that they're
being a kosher Jew or kosher even
non-Jew living in Las Vegas, living in
San Francisco where it's to some
somebody told me this that they actually
checked this statistically
the most amount of animal homosexuality
in the world animal
homosexuality in the world in San
Francisco.
Oh my god.
Yeah.
Just like the generation
of Noah where the sins of the people led
to the sins of the animals and therefore
Hashem destroyed all of them.
It's happening now also.
And anyone that wants to say no, we
should be nice to them. You know, they
it's it's a it's a uh they're born this
way. I'm not saying kill them.
Let's not misunderstand. But you can
never ever say that Hashem agrees with
them. You can never ever say that it's
not disgusting to Hashem. You can never
ever say it's a 100% sin that in the
Torah, just like Shabbat is connected to
idol worship, violation of Shabbat is
connected to idol worship. Violation of
a sex crime like homosexuality is always
connected to beastiality. It's always
connected to having sex with an animal.
Always. Every time. Every time we've
gone, I think in a couple of shim over
here we said it also. Every time Hashem
mentions homosexuality in the Torah, he
said it's the same thing
to which you ask people even today
despite the generation being so low,
they'll say, "Ah, it's disgusting."
Okay? To Hashem, homosexuality is the
same thing. Lesbian is the same thing.
It's no such thing as a uh gray area.
It's black or white.
It's never acceptable. Now, somebody
says, "Yes, but what if somebody's born
with that desire?"
Well, the zor says, "Everyone is born
with a desire."
Everyone has a certain desire that
they're born with. Some people have born
with a desire to see blood.
See blood. They have a desire for blood.
Hashem made them that way.
Now, they can use that desire for a few
different things. the obvious choice.
They can become a murderer,
serial killer. Apparently today it's
become a uh trend to kill people,
especially in in America these days. So
they could join these crazy group of
people. Not a good choice, but they have
a desire for blood. Or they can become a
butcher.
Or they can become a surgeon and save
lives.
same desire,
different choices.
And that's the thing that people need to
understand. Yes, Hashem gave you that
desire,
but you can use it for good or for bad.
Every desire and also
just because you have a desire doesn't
mean you have to act on it.
That is what separates us from animals.
That is why Hashem calls homosexuality
the same thing as beastiality as an
animal. Why? Because the animal can't
control itself. It's instinct. 100%
instinct.
Mankind, it's not supposed to be
instinct. Supposed to be you make
choice. Just because you have a desire
does not mean you have to do it. Okay,
you have a desire for samesex uh uh
relationship. Great. You're born that
way. I'm sorry for you. Doesn't mean you
have to do it. does not mean you have to
do it. That is what separates you from
being an animal. You have a desire to
drive on Shabbat because you want to go
car racing. Okay, find another day to do
it. You have a desire to steal.
Find a different thing. So what? So
people are
getting to a point where they're not
only saying it's okay in our generation,
but they're celebrating them. They're
celebrating homosexuality. Say, "No,
come on. God God is uh understanding.
God accepts them. God created them that
way. How come they don't say that about
kleptomaniacs
or pyromaniacs? Somebody that has a
desire. He can't control his desire to
steal. Why don't you invite him to your
house? No. Rob my house. Okay. But it's
his desire. Let him go. Why? Why? Who
are you to tell him not to do it? Why?
It's his desire. Let him steal your
house. What's the big deal? He's You're
helping him. Why are you helping him?
He's destroying my house. But it's this
desire. He's born that way. Misken. Poor
guy. What poor guy? He's stealing all my
stuff. What a pyromaniac. Guy likes to
burn things. Invite him to your Shabbat
dinner. What do you mean invite him?
He's going to burn my house. But it's
his desire.
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Hashem created him that way. You should
help him out. What do you mean help him
out? He's going to burn my house. Yeah,
but he's Hashem created him that way.
Why do they say that? Why? Because they
know it's wrong. And just like they know
it's wrong for pyromaniac and every
other crazy desire, they also know that
homosexuality is is wrong. There is no
there is no gray area. It's black or
white. You have a choice. You either be
righteous or wicked. You either have
or you don't.
Simple as against.
And that's why the Rambam is telling us
here
if you have you even want to have a
chance a chance of being righteous, you
have to make sure your surroundings are
okay.
Because if your surroundings are not
okay, you have no chance.
