QUESTION
1) Is a moiser (a Jew who tells on Jews to the authorities) part of the Erev Rav? What is the definition of this? Does this mean that any Jew who tells on another Jew to the authorities is of the “Erev Rav”?
ANSWER
Only if the person does so on a consistent basis.
QUESTION
2) What about a baal machlokes (an instigator of strife)?, if he also part of the Erev Rav? Is this only if the person intentionally creates a machlokes? Or is it true even if he unintentionally causes machlokes?
ANSWER
Only if he does so intentionally, and on a consistent basis - when it’s the very nature of his soul to do so.
QUESTION
3) Even if a Jew does bear signs of “Erev Rav” (i.e. he is clearly defined as a moiser or baal machlokes, etc.), does this mean that he is actually a member of the souls of the “Erev Rav”? Or does it mean that he merely has a “spark” of “Erev Rav” in his soul?
ANSWER
It can either mean that he has a “spark”, or that he has several “sparks”, of “Erev Rav”, in his soul. It is a very subtle matter to know which parts of one’s soul are “Erev Rav”, being that every Jew contains some “Erev Rav” in his soul, and the “Erev Rav” part of one’s soul is “nullified by the majority” of the rest of his soul. In order to be an actual “Erev Rav” soul, one’s soul would have to be mostly “Erev Rav”.
