Not intrinsically
That was actually my first thought and what I was going to ask Shlock about where the school was.That I'd assume this is an outcome of the general NY upbringing that most OOT'ers find offputting...
Is this bad?
Does a good Catholic believe that a Catholic and a Jew can attain the highest level?
At what point will this thread get split off? Once Dan thinks of an appropriate title:D
Absolutely, even a Christian (I don't think you will get that part ). You think I can get my answer now?
I'm not sure if the Christians would say the same about the Catholics. ;-)
Translation for CM: This is a poster in an Orthodox school illustrating the pecking order of creations. On the top are Jews, then Gentiles, then animals, then vegetation, and then inanimate objects. Sigh.
I grew up in the NY area but after having the Torah Taliban rebbis teaching my kids, we moved OOT and now send them to a community day school with orthodox, conservative and reform kids who all get along brilliantly. It feels like God is smiling on them.
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I usually stay from these discussions, but I just wanted to add 2 points: 1)Is the poster anymore than a depiction of what is said by the Kuzari?2) Is the poster about being better or different? Do you consider yourself "better" than a plant?
It's interesting to note that this original classification comes from the Kuzari with HOWEVER a different upper level: דומם, צומח, חי, מדבר, נביא.It's relatively recent that it was changed to יהודי...
The talmud states that a gentile who studies the torah i.e the 7 noahide laws, can reach a level as high as the kohen gadol - the high priest.
CMIIW but this is said about ממזר תלמיד חכם ?