This trend is even more pronounced among religions. Every religion strives to increase the number of its believers. The major religions see this as a supreme religious duty, and they spare no means to achieve this goal.
Throughout history, believers in these religions have forced millions of people, by force of arms and sword, to accept their beliefs, and as we see it today, too.
Unique role
The Jewish religion is an exception. It has no desire to impose the yoke of Judaism on non-Jews. Moreover, even when a Gentile comes to us and asks to convert, the rabbi must initially reject him and make it clear that he has no need to be a Jew and accept the 313 commandments.
Only if the person insists and expresses a strong desire to join the people of Israel do we accept him. Whoever converts, a true conversion, becomes an inseparable part of the people of Israel and is a Jew in every sense of the word; but we ourselves do nothing to encourage a person to convert.
And do we not believe that our religion is the true religion?
This approach stems from a basic perception that the Torah and its commandments are not intended for all of humanity, but only for the people of Israel.
When God gave us the Torah, He said: "And you shall be to Me a kingdom of priests and a holy nation." In this situation, a people was created that was assigned a special role, and as such, they were required to fulfill special instructions.
The people of Israel were entrusted with the task of being the 'priests' of humanity. A "kingdom of priests," whose role is to connect the world with divine holiness.
The Gentiles have a different role, and they achieve their perfection in fulfilling their role. When they fulfill the Seven Commandments of the Noahide, they are considered Righteous Among the Nations and have a share in the world to come.
They have no need to be Jews and fulfill a role that was not assigned to them.
The purpose and the right
Even within the Jewish people themselves, there is a special status for the priests, who have a special holiness and are subject to commandments and warnings that do not apply to the entire Jewish people.
An ordinary Jew cannot and should not be a priest, as he must fulfill his own role – part of the twelve tribes of Israel.
There is only one difference, that here there is really no possibility for Israel to be a priest, while the nations of the world are given the opportunity to convert and join the special role of the Jewish people; if they themselves, of their own free will and choice, truly and sincerely desire it.
Therefore, a Jew cannot be satisfied with being a 'good person'; he must also be a 'good Jew.' A Jew is required to fulfill his destiny as part of a "kingdom of priests.".
His daily life should also be saturated with holiness and spiritual elevation. This is our destiny and this is the great privilege given to us.
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