Is the 'Chosen People' Idea Racist? Do Non-Jews Go to Heaven?

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The opening of this shiur, in Rabbi YY Jacobson’s own words — taken from the captions, so names and Hebrew terms may be approximate.

and you know the funniest thing today memories come up you know they send you some companies pictures so I always look and whose picture is there you as a student in Yeshiva wow it's like it's like a sign literally a few hours ago the algorithm knows yes and it's actually spooky um you would study the talmud with another oh really a friend the other classmate that's great I'd love to see that picture how are you with compliments rabbi I usually don't sue people for giving me compliments I'll tell you compliments are strange like I uh I I don't like compliments so that's why I ask people I don't know why maybe you could shed some light one day why people don't like compliments but um I would I would really uh attribute um a big influence on me uh choosing to become a rabbi um not by degree but by profession to Rabbi to your influence back in the day in Yeshiva so thank you wow thank you that means a lot yeah do you want to tell the Islam the congregation a little bit how I was as a student I think you could be brutally honest it'll make for great content uh as they say you were certainly an interesting student a little over the Beaten Track somewhat mischievous you certainly had a rebellious side oh my gosh you have to be that honest

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1. 0:32and you know the funniest thing today memories come up you know they send you some…
2. 6:25mistake it was never supposed to happen we're just lucky that we have a universe it's…
3. 12:17that the day that you were born is the day that God said you matter and…
4. 18:40your company is going through a difficult time financially and you're busy blaming the whole world…
5. 24:28sent to the gas chamber so as the Jews emerged from the darkest period of their…
6. 30:46um life that the Torah wants or suggests for a non-jew should they should they be…
7. 36:38anxiety is powerful my fear is powerful money is powerful my phone is powerful porn is…
8. 42:33whether you're a Christian or you're a non-Christian or you're a Jew we could introduce them…
9. 48:46happening in the news uh and a lot of that's negative we got many of us…
10. 54:36be ready to surrender your ego just become a conduit for God that's not the easy…

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