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Joseph
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Winnie, your point is equally applicable regarding teaching goyim about Pesach and eating matzah. But a) were not avoiding halachic discussions between Yidden in the CR because of gentiles (even Avram says he doubts many goyim are lurking) and b) a Halacha clearly brought down in the Mishna, Gemorah, Rambam and Shulchan Aruch was cited. What context is missing? What else do you think needs to be added to this Halacha that wasn’t already mentioned?

Chabad, you provided an example of taking three independent Pesukim and Maamarei Chazal and combining them together completely out of context. Each on its own is 100% true but the way you humorously coalesced them is obviously out of context and entirely not the way Chazal said and intended them. But on the halachic topic that I cited it was not out of context. So that comparison is off. The Halacha I cited is straightforward from Chazal, Rambam and the Mechaber and said in the correct Halachic context.

Avram, you didn’t add much in your last comment other than hot air, but it is true that we lack a large part of the emotional response today to the Beis HaMikdash, Avoda, Korbonos and the special higher status of Kohanim that makes them more important and chashuv than Yisroelim, I don’t see why we need “additional sensitivity and tact in explaining why kohanim get to do things that the rest of us don’t.” We can sensitively explain it now. What “tact” is lacking in explaining it? Kohanim are more chashuv and important than Yisroelim. That’s why even today we stand up for Kohanim, give them special kibudim, they are seated at the head of the table, etc. You see saying all that as tactless? Those same principles between a Kohein and Yisroel apply between a man and a woman.

Regarding establishing a state, the issue is the Three Oaths. That’s a Halachic obligation between Klal Yisroel and the RBS”O; not the goyim. How does saying the Halacha regarding men and women provoke goyim? Because they think it is unfair and non-egalitarian? Whoever has a problem with that has a problem with the entire Orthodox Judaism not living up to the modern secular world’s demands for egalitarianism.