Dismantling the Hierarchy: A Call to Covenant Integrity Part 2

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4 · The Path of Dismantling — Conversion or Return

The Torah knows no half-citizenship. Without a Beit HaMikdash and a Sanhedrin there is no active Noahide system; that framework functioned only when Israel’s courts could administer it. Today the nations have only two coherent spiritual options:

• Convert — accept halachic Judaism, enter the covenant fully, and live by Torah achat le-kulam, one Torah for all Israel; or

• Return — remain among the nations within their monotheistic faiths, honoring Israel from outside.

To remain in the middle—calling oneself “Torah-observant” yet rejecting conversion—is spiritual confusion. And this must be said plainly:

Anyone — from any background — who seeks to observe Torah must be offered the path of traditional Judaism.

That is not generosity; it is commandment. “וַאֲהַבְתֶּם אֶת הַגֵּר — Ve-ahavtem et ha-ger,” “You shall love the convert.” To deny that opportunity is to close a gate that HaShem Himself opened.

If they accept, welcome them with compassion and integrity. If they decline, bless them and release them to their people. But do not let them sit forever as “Torah-keeping outsiders.” Limbo is not holiness; it is paralysis.

5 · Why Conversion Must Be Offered

Conversion dismantles the hierarchy from within. Once a person becomes a Jew according to halacha, the divide evaporates.

As the Rambam teaches, “המתגייר הרי הוא כישראל בכל דבר — Ha-mitgayer harei hu ke-Yisrael b’chol davar.” The convert stands equal in every respect.

It also fulfills prophecy. Zechariah foretells:

“Ten men from every nation will take hold of the corner of the garment of a Jew, saying, ‘We will go with you, for we have heard that God is with you.’”

Some will join Israel entirely; others will walk beside. None will live in pretense.

Communities that fear to offer giyur are not defending identity—they are defending control. They build influence upon perpetual seekers, not upon peers. It is a fragile empire sustained by the insecurity of others. Halachically it is baseless; ethically it is a betrayal of the mitzvah to love the ger.

6 · If They Return to Church

If a seeker declines giyur, the response must be clarity and kindness. Those who remain within Christianity yet love Torah—keeping modest homes, celebrating feasts, or observing a kosher-type kitchen—do a righteous thing. That devotion is not our enemy.

The problem lies with institutions that promise Jewish belonging without halachic conversion. They claim to bridge two worlds but end up distorting both. A Christian who honors Torah from outside walks honestly. A self-styled “Torah Gentile” who demands equal standing without without accepting Torah AND Judaism stands dishonestly inside.

Torah cannot sanction confusion. A path without covenant leads nowhere.

7 · Why the System Must Fall

The ideal of “Jew and Gentile in Messiah” sounds harmonious yet contradicts Torah’s core principle:

“חֹק אֶחָד יִהְיֶה לָכֶם לַגֵּר וְלָאֶזְרָח הָאָרֶץ — Chok echad yiheyeh lachem la-ger ve-la’ezrach ha’aretz” (Numbers 15 : 15) — “One law shall be for you, for the stranger and for the native.”

Torah envisions covenantal equality, not layered citizenship. The hierarchy that persists today is not protective but parasitic. It feeds on fear and misunderstanding. It tells Gentiles: “You may love the Torah, but you must remain outside.” It tells Jews: “Keep your status by keeping others out.”

That is not holiness; it is segregation in religious garb. To leave it standing is to preach Torah while betraying it.

8 · True Unity

Unity is not uniformity; it is equality before HaShem’s Torah.
When a convert joins, the walls vanish: Am Echad — One People.
When a Gentile honors Israel from outside, truth remains whole.
But the middle ground — pretending to belong without covenant — corrupts both sides.

Halacha demands clear boundaries and open gates. Authenticity, not exclusivity, is the measure of holiness.