The difference between the Jewish soul, in all its independence, inner desires, longings, character and standing, and the soul of all the Gentiles, on all of their levels, is greater and deeper than the difference between the soul of a man and the soul of an animal, for the difference in the latter case is one of quantity, while the difference in the first case is one of essential quality.

The dissimilarity between the Jewish soul, in all its independence, inner desires, longings, character and standing vis-à-vis the soul of all the Gentiles — on all of their levels — is greater and deeper than the difference between the soul of a man and the soul of an animal, for the difference in the latter case is one of quantity, while the difference in the first case is one of essential quality | As quoted in "A British Synagogue Bans a Famous Hassidic Text!" (February 2010) by Rabbi Michael Leo Samuel. | The difference between the (higher) Israeli soul (neshama), her essence, her inner motivation, her aspiration, her character and stance, and the (higher) soul (neshama) of the nations, all of them, on all their levels, is greater and deeper than the difference between the (vital) soul (nefesh) of a person and an animal. Between the latter the difference is only a matter of quantity, but between the former the difference is in qualitative essence.” | The contrast here is not between Jews and gentiles. Just the opposite, individual Jews and gentiles are equated in the comparison between humans and animals. What is the main difference between people (including Jews) and animals? People are more intelligent. The difference is only quantitative - people have higher IQ’s than animals. The contrast in this passage is between the soul of the Jewish nation and the soul of non-Jewish nations. Most nations were formed through natural processes and exist for collective self-preservation. The Jewish nation was created beginning with a Divine command - “God said to Abram, ‘Go….’” As we saw above, the Jewish nation exists not for itself, but for the world. This is a completely different existence from that of other nations. The difference has nothing to do with individual people, as people. The difference is between the “inner motivation, the aspiration” - the higher soul - of the nation of Israel and that of other nations. | As quoted in "Aside from the Messiah: Distinguishi

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