He prohibited us from marrying Deniers. And that is His, may He be exalted, saying, “And you shall not marry them” (Deuteronomy 7:3). And he explained what marriage is – “do not give your daughters to their sons or take their daughters for your sons.”
Negative Commandment #52 of Rambam’s (Sefer Hamitzvot)
Wikipedia states about Haddad:
Since May 2021, he has been engaged to Emily Schrader , an Israeli-American journalist and social media activist , and a columnist for the Jerusalem Post .
Elsewhere on the Internet it says that Emily Schrader is Jewish.
Maggid Meisharim of Rabbi Yosef Karo on appointing a foreign king over the nation of Israel in the commentary on Parshat Shoftim
And after this, it says: “When you come into the land… and say, ‘I will set a king over me [like all the nations that are around me]’” (Deuteronomy 17:14)—meaning, should it enter your mind to say “I will set a king over me like all the nations around me,” it shall not be so. For while you may indeed appoint a king over yourself, it must not be in the manner of the idolaters (accum). Idolaters appoint a king based on their own choice, whereas you [shall appoint] “him whom Hashem your L-rd chooses.” (Deuteronomy 17:15).
Furthermore, idolaters appoint a king even from another nation—as we find with the eight kings who reigned in the land of Edom, and Balak king of Moab—whereas you [must appoint one] specifically “from among your brothers,” and not from another people.
Furthermore, the kings of idolaters multiply wives, horses, silver, and gold, but your king shall not be so; rather, “he shall not multiply for himself…” (Deuteronomy 17:16). And do not say that if this is so, the King of Israel is inferior, for it is not so. Rather, the reason is “that his heart be not lifted up [above his brethren]… so that he may prolong his days over his kingdom.” (Deuteronomy 17:20).
The Talmud Kiddushin 76b as translated by Soncino broadens the prohibition mentioned above:
R. Adda b. Ahabah’s host was a proselyte, and he and R. Bibi were at variance, each claiming, I
must carry on the administration of the town. So they went before R. Joseph. Said he to them, We
learn it: One from among thy brethren shalt thou set king over thee: 21 all appointments 22 which thou
makest must be only from the midst of thy brethren. Said R. Adda b. Ahabah to him: Even if his
mother is a Jewess? — If his mother is a Jewess, he replied, we apply to 23 him, ‘from the midst of
thy brethren’. Therefore let R. Bibi, who is a great man, give his attention to Heavenly matters, 24 and
do you, Sir, pay attention to affairs of the town. 25 Said Abaye: Therefore, when one provides a
scholar with residence in his boarding house, let him provide it for one like R. Adda b. Ahabah, who
is able 26 to argue 27 in his favour.
R. Zera took trouble over them [sc. proselytes]; Rabbah b. Abbuhah took trouble over them. In the
west [Palestine] not even an Inspector of Measures 28 was appointed of them. In Nehardea, not even
an irrigation superintendent was appointed of them.
Footnotes
(21) Deut. XVII, 55.
(22) Lit., ‘settings.’
(23) Lit., ‘read of.’
(24) Rashi: the charity collections and distribution, synagogue administration.
(25) E.g., taxation etc.
(26) Lit., ‘knows’.
(27) Lit., ‘turn (things) about.’
(28) Kori fr. kor, a measure.
Note: The leniencies that Rabbi Zera and Rabbah b. Abbuhah took for converts are not necessarily applicable for non-Jews. With Haddad there is an additional issue here, that he does not meet the halachic standards of a Ger Toshav. See Chazon Ish on Shviit #24. In addition, see Rambam, negative commandment 362 in Sefer Hamitzvot.
One should also note that even if you argue against the definition of Ger Toshav offered by the Chazon Ish and try to put Haddad into the Ger Toshav category, the Torah informs us in Deut. 28:43 that one of the curses for not following Hashem is that the Ger is above the Israelites. To quote Rabbi Aryeh Kaplan in the Living Torah (probably based on Onkelos): The alien among you will rise higher and higher over you, while you will descend lower and lower.
Regarding the issue of Edom and Moab appointing foreigners as kings, see Rashi’s commentary to Gen. 36:33 and Numbers 22:4. Even without Rashi, Genesis 36:34 is explicit that Chusham from the land of Temanites served as one of the Kings of Edom.
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The Messiah Coming In a Generation That is Completely Liable [For Extinction] – The Vilna Gaon Explains on What Point Are They Liable
Undue Flattery to Agripas and Those Similar to Him
It is stated in tractate Sotah at the end of chapter 7 that at the time when King Agripas was reading the verse, “You may not appoint a foreigner”, etc. [Deuteronomy 17:15] tears dripped from his eyes because he was not from the seed of Israel. They said to him, “you are our brother”. Now at the same time Israel became liable to extinction because they unduly flattered Agripas. For even though they didn’t have the ability to protest, nevertheless, they should have been silent and not strengthen him in this way [by saying you are legitimate, you are our brother]. And this is the punishment of one who gives undue flattery in the matter of a transgression because he is afraid of the other person and is not concerned about the fear of the Holy One Blessed be He [until here is the translated quote of the Mishna Brura chapter 156].
The Vilna Gaon Predicted That The Generation In Which The Son Of David Arrives In Will Be Entirely Liable Based On A Sin Similar To The “Agripas Sin”
Article by Shlomo Moshe Scheinman