Posted on 10/23/2010 7:00:47 PM PDT by BlackVeil
JERUSALEM (JTA) -- Israeli Sephardic leader Rabbi Ovadia Yosef in his weekly Saturday night sermon said that non-Jews exist to serve Jews.
“Goyim were born only to serve us. Without that, they have no place in the world; only to serve the People of Israel,” he said during a public discussion of what kind of work non-Jews are allowed to perform on Shabbat.
"Why are gentiles needed? They will work, they will plow, they will reap. We will sit like an effendi and eat," he said to some laughter.
Yosef, the spiritual leader of the Shas Party and the former chief Sephardi rabbi of Israel, also said that the lives of non-Jews are protected in order to prevent financial loss to Jews.
"With gentiles, it will be like any person: They need to die, but God will give them longevity. Why? Imagine that one’s donkey would die, they’d lose their money. This is his servant. That’s why he gets a long life, to work well for this Jew,” said the rabbi, who recently turned 90.
An audio recording of some of the rabbi's remarks was broadcast on Israel's Channel 10.
The American Jewish Committee condemned the rabbi's remarks in a statement issued Monday.
"Rabbi Yosef’s remarks -- suggesting outrageously that Jewish scripture asserts non-Jews exist to serve Jews -- are abhorrent and an offense to human dignity and human equality,” said AJC Executive Director David Harris. "Judaism first taught the world that all individuals are created in the divine image, which helped form the basis of our moral code. A rabbi should be the first, not the last, to reflect that bedrock teaching of our tradition."
Christians are the Jews who followed the Rabbi Christ. Gets complicated IMO.
Actually, i'd probably be an odin-worshipper.
AT 90 we have to forgive him. He’s a bit “touched”. Good way to lose your Goyim though old man.
Zeus Amon was good enough for Alexander, I would have to go with him.
IOW, he's probably not being honest about only treating non-Jews as slaves and donkeys, who's purpose is to allow him so sit on his fat ass, but in fact and practice casts Jews (who aren't among his followers) in this role.
That’s not helpful rhetoric for any [religious] person to espouse.
I bought a Mazda in '72. Put two engines in it before I dumped it for a Dodge Omni -- which was even worse.
Thought this was an Onion article that was mocking Islam.
The first rule of Goyim servitude is:
Don't talk about Goyim servitude.
The wonders of proportional representation and parliamentary governments--you get to have nutbars like this as part of governing coalition.
“I will forgive him only if he has a genuine Jackie Mason dialect.”
ROTFLMBO!!!
Yes, they are part of the coalition, and it has only a narrow hold of power.
Yep. Shas currently holds eleven seats in the Knesset. If they take their marbles and go home, that would be the end of the government.
Another descendant of Cain heard from.
Sounds like the prevalent attitude of the elites on Wall Street.
Actually, according to one opinion Noach married Na`amah, a descendant of Cain, which would mean we're all his descendants.
"Rabbi Yosef’s remarks -- suggesting outrageously that Jewish scripture asserts non-Jews exist to serve Jews -- are abhorrent and an offense to human dignity and human equality,” said AJC Executive Director David Harris. "Judaism first taught the world that all individuals are created in the divine image, which helped form the basis of our moral code. A rabbi should be the first, not the last, to reflect that bedrock teaching of our tradition."
The embarrassment is almost worth getting the AJC's panties in a wad.
Personally, I'd have preferred a talk on Mashiach conquering the world militarily and "the nation that does not serve you will perish." But that's just me.
Got a literal lol from me. Full marks.
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