TMB: Why does doing one preclude doing the other? Obviously, in order for the Jewish people to be an effective or lagoyim, they must be an or to each other and insure that k’hal Yisrael is presenting the proper Torah-observant image to the world. But I am not sure why looking out for our own conduct and development, as well as that of our fellow Jews prevents us from projecting the Torah view of a better world to the non-Jews all around us – our colleagues at work and school, the mailman (woman), the bank teller, the grocery checkout girl (guy), and anyone else we come in contact with.
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