DEATH OF THE FATHER: Why the World is Turning on the Jew to Save Its Own Soul

In the landscape of religious history, the hatred directed toward the Jew by Islam and Christianity often mirrors the complex, turbulent emotion of a son toward his father. This is not merely a clash of dogmas; it is a struggle over legitimacy, memory, and the weight of a spiritual shadow.

The Myth of the Displaced Father

For much of history, these religions have operated through a mechanism of displacement. They invent stories of a "father" they never truly knew, or they radically rewrite the father’s own history to justify their own existence. In this narrative, the "un-adopted son", perhaps even the "bastard son", conspires with others against the primordial father.

They share a partial inheritance, yet they realize that as long as the Father (Israel/Jacob) still walks within the home they wish to claim as their own, their title remains incomplete. This leads to a transgression more severe than the biblical betrayal of Joseph by his brothers. This is a betrayal of Jacob himself, a symbolic "patricide" of the source.

The Psychology of the "Eternal Child"

Because the father cannot provide guidance to those who have rejected his authority, we are left only to observe the consequences. The "Sons of Jacob" are often hated because others cannot accept their own status: that they are spiritual strangers, "half-brothers" attempting to claim a spiritual legality that belongs to the original lineage.

While the Assembly of Israel (Knesset Yisrael) remains in an intimate bond with the Creator, these external forces attempt to "adopt" themselves into the status of the "Chosen." They clothe themselves in the mantle of chosenness only to turn that power against Israel. In this cycle of hatred, the hater loses himself entirely.

This occurs because he creates a master-slave dynamic with his father. Consequently, even if he were to overcome his father, defeat him, and become his master, he would still fail to truly know him in spirit; he would remain perpetually enslaved and forgien to him, as his very existence is predicated upon a father which he refuses to learn from. On the other hand, if he loses to his father, he is forced to admit that he lacks the capacity to transcend him, especially since the father is the Chosen - which would put his Ego in danger.

The Evangelical Exception: Rebirth vs. Resentment

There is a distinct difference in the Evangelical approach. Through the "Born Again" experience, the believer undergoes a personal creation of self. They are no longer a wandering orphan fueled by resentment toward the "legitimate" brothers. By being "reborn," they become their own starting point. They kill and resurrect their own Ego.

Unlike the traditional Catholic or Islamic frameworks, which often remain trapped in a "father complex" where they need the father yet loathe the children who carry his name and ברית, the Evangelical finds a way to bypass the struggle for the original inheritance. Their faith in "that man", allows them to give themselves away, in order to become the authors of their own spiritual identity, removing the immediate need to destroy the Jewish father to prove their worth.

In contrast, the traditionalist often remains an "eternal child." Their connection to their spiritual root is frequently expressed through the act of hatred itself. Their refusal to accept the "Sovereignty of Israel", as seen with the local conflicts in the Land of Israel, is a manifestation of a soul that cannot find peace with its own lack of rootedness.

The Distortion of Abraham

All these faiths claim the title of "Children of Abraham." Yet, they forget the core of the Abrahamic trial: The Akedah.

The daughter religions have turned this on its head. In a "cheap imitation" of the patriarch, they have decided to kill the Father and his true sons, attempting to turn themselves into a "hollow Abraham." They seek the inheritance without the sacrifice; the title without the truth.

The time has come to build a bridge based on a necessary correction. We must continue the work ignited by the Lubavitcher Rebbe regarding the Seven Laws of Noah.

The goal is not to "make souls" (convert) the nations, but to open the "four corners of the tent." We must offer the world a path to the Creator that does not pass through the bitterness of spiritual poverty, but through a celebration of Israel’s spiritual wealth.

By validating the nations against the truth of the Torah, we alleviate their sense of deprivation. When the world no longer feels the need to steal the father’s coat, they can finally find their own place in the Creator’s world. We can no longer remain secluded; we must try.