Wednesday, June 21, 2017

commentaries - Why "who did not make me a goy" when Hashem told Avram he would make him a great "goy"?



There is this blessing/declaration which we recite everyday:


"Baruch Atah Adonai Eloheinu Melech Ha'Olam, shelo asani goy."


But why is it expressed this way? Why the usage of the term goy


Didn't HaShem told Avram: ואעשך לגוי גדול. I will make you a great goy? And again in Shemot 19:6 teach us that we have to become a goy kadosh? Why don't we refer to the rest of the world - in making a distinguish between ourselves and the others of this world - as amim or umot ha'olam or something like that?




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