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What is the core difference between Jewish and gentile worldviews? The shiur develops that gentiles operate from fundamental rivalry and competition, while Jews are meant to be "ki ish echad belev echad" - one people with one heart. The danger of galus is adopting competitive attitudes, which leads to sinat chinam.
Rabbi Zweig begins with the Torah (תורה)'s warning about not expelling the inhabitants of Eretz Yisrael, connecting it to the Gemara (גמרא) in Megillah where rabbis use these verses to introduce the Purim (פורים) story. The question arises: what connection do these verses about Eretz Yisrael have to the Megillah, which took place in exile? The shiur develops a fundamental distinction between Jewish and gentile worldviews through analyzing the language of "tzarum lachem" versus "tzarum eschem." The first means "they will be enemies to you" (indirect object), while the second means "you will be the direct object of their animosity" - indicating that their rivalry successfully transforms us into rivals as well.
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