THE JEWISH SOUL

Jewish tradition describes the essence of every Jewish soul, as "an actual part of G-d above (Gen. 2:7)." This defines the fundamental personality of a Jew. Unless a Jew is guilty of idolatry...a person’s failure to manifest this dimension of his personality in his actual conduct does not affect this essential connection. A Jew always remains a Jew. Thus Maimonides rules that every Jew, even one who denies their Jewish identity, in reality "wants to be part of the Jewish people and desires to fulfill all the mitzvos... thus separating himself from sin. And it is only his Evil Inclination which forces him to do otherwise." So what does a Jew really desire?... To fulfill G-d’s will... solely as a TORAH Jew (Deut. 4:1-10).