Tal Mandelbaum
3 min readFeb 14, 2022

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Hi again,

So Mia, firstly there is so much suffering everywhere, and I think our main goal should be to alleviate that suffering, together. The more we can collectively desire to change our egoistic perspectives and come to see that we are all one, that one group or person’s suffering is the suffering of all (like in an integral system like the human body. One organ’s suffering hurts the whole body).
We need to focus on this kind of education, where we learn to treat others as parts of us, to cherish differences and yet unite above them.

Anyone who can strive towards this higher consciousness and help others reach it, is to me “chosen” to help humanity and lead the way.

Until we do that, it will just be egoistic competition for power, control, land etc. And even this comparison between who’s suffering is more or less, is something to outgrow. It only leads to the perpetuation of the same system where we fight each other for power/control.

Instead, we need to teach compassion, connection, and a higher consciousness. Like my example with couples- even if one side “wins” an argument, it just defeats the other side, but it doesn’t create a happy relationship, and that is what we need.

In a couple, each partner needs to learn to love the other as they are, and to get to know their uniqueness. Each partner contributes to the relationship in their way, and together they are better.

So one’s uniqueness and being special does not mean the other is not important, special or unique. It just might mean they have different roles to play that are both important, and vital. A man brings his sperm, a woman brings the egg and develops it into a baby, and life is formed…unique differences complement each other to create life.

So we shouldn’t look away from how Antisemitism is a unique phenomenon and the Jews are a unique people. But their uniqueness is not at the expense of the uniqueness of others. As long as we use each group’s uniqueness to actually serve the well-being of others. Indeed all i have so far described to you of the uniqueness of Jews is how they are meant to serve humanity and its well being.

In my searches for answers, I discovered that Jews are not a regular nation at all-but rather a group that contains representatives of all of humanity. There are black Jews, European-white Jews, Arab Jews, and Jews of all colors and ethnicities. According to ancient texts that I have read, the Jews initially were just a group of people who came from ALL the different tribes of ancient Babylon and gathered around Abraham, who taught them how to love and unite above their differences. It was really an ideological-spiritual group more than a biological one.

So they came from all the different tribes, and their mission was and still is to model that unity above differences for all. Their heritage is full of such sayings as “love thy friend as thyself”, “Tikkun Olam” and being a light to others.

So you see, if the Jews awaken and succeed in realizing their essence, they will contribute to the end of hatred, inequality, oppression, and everything that is wrong with this world.

Is that to say that other people, groups or nations cannot do this too? No. As I have said, there are many non-Jews who do.

But it comes to show that one group being special, doesn’t mean it’s in any way bad for others. Everyone is special, everyone has a role to play! Think again of integral, natural systems. Every organ is important and necessary for healthy function.

We humans are like organs in a body that are fighting each other and competing for power/control instead of bringing out what is best in one another and celebrating how each part is contributing to the whole.

We have A LOT of work to do to change and align with Nature and what is harmonious.

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Tal Mandelbaum
Tal Mandelbaum

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