anons - i took the list of Talmud quotations posted here and sent them to Chabad for comment - my request and Rabbi response posted below - the more you know…
Dear Ask the Rabbi - many comments about talmud online recently focus on talmud and i am unqualified to reply - they select verses that look evil and i am certain it is lies and misleading - can you assist? here are the ones they repeat over and over: (i attached the whole list from Board posts but only repeat two here)
VERSES FROM JEWISH TALMUD
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Sanhedrin 59a: “Murdering Goyim is like killing a wild animal.”
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Abodah Zara 26b: “Even the best of the Gentiles should be killed
(you know the rest) Here is the Rabbi response:
I didn't go through the entire list, but I did look up the first two and I found nothing on those pages in the Talmud that say anything remotely like the quotes you sent. I would imagine that the same goes for the rest of them.
My suggestion to you is to not bother getting into conversations with people who will continue to twist and misquote our religion. There is really nothing to be gained.
All the best,
Rabbi (name omitted)
for Chabad.org
KEK - Rabbi said do not reply to shills!