Talk:Goy

A Goy is Yinglish for a non-Jew.

The existense of any such language or dialect is questionable at best. In English, goy is simply a slang word used, often in a derogatory manner, to describe a non-Jew.

It probably derives from the Hebrew phrase Goyei Haarotzos (Nations of the various lands) found in Aleinu (a prayer).

Actually, that is incorrect. Goy is a Hebrew word for "nation" and is used in the Bible to describe Jews and non-Jews alike. In Yiddish, it came specifically to mean non-Jews, but since the supposed goyei haaratzos is a prayer that precedes Yiddish by 1500 years, the etymology is incorrect.

A Goy is the opposite of a Yid (Jew).

Juxtaposing two types of people in the world: Jews and everyone else. That is the beginning of a racist discourse.

He is an average law-abiding middle to upper class non-Jew.

Baseless class distinction: middle to upper class non-Jews = neutral (average).

This can be contrasted to Sheigetz which usually refers to a low class non-Jew, who is coarse, uses foul language, takes drugs, and is dishonest,

Where as lower classes of non-Jews are "coarse, uses foul language, takes drugs, and is dishonest"

or to a Yid who has abandoned his Yiddishkeit (Jewish Religion).

Making Jews who do not behave according to Ezra's standards the equivalent of a sheigetz, i.e., "coarse, uses foul language, takes drugs, and is dishonest."

The difference between a Yid and a Goy is that a Yid is Shoimer Toireh uMitzvos (Keeps the Torah and its Commandments).

The worst thing that a Yid can do is behave like a Goy and not keep the Torah.

The word "and" puzzles me. Does it mean "by not keeping the Torah" or is it some separate term. If the latter, then this reads "The worst thing that a Yid can do is behave like a Goy" and "The worst thing that a Yid can do is not keep the Torah." Both are clearly debatable since they are based on a particular POV. The first is also racist.

If he associates with Goyim unnecessarily, he may come to behave like them.

In other words, no mixing between Jews and non-Jews because it is detrimental to Jews. Is Wikipedia out to say that Jews should not mix with non-Jews? I will skip a few lines now to:

[...] there is nothing worse than a Yid acting like a Goy.

and:

He is much worse than a Goy who does the same, because a Goy is not required to keep the Torah.

implying that non-Jews are bad. In other words, this is just an emotional racist diatribe from a particular Jewish POV. That is why I deleted it and will keep doing so. Danny

I agree with Danny. Ezra Wax is filling this entry with racist attacks on non-Jewish people. He has repeatedly made clear that he has no intention of working with others in a scholarly attempt to write encycloapedia articles. Instead, this vandal is slandering all gentiles, and all Jews who are not Ultra-Orthodox like him. People who repeatedly engage in vandalism need to have their IP blocked. RK