The Mistake of The Century Is to Avoid Gaava

כִ י עַ ם קָ דוֹש אַ תָ ה ז ו

The Torah tells us the reason why you can’t marry a Goya - ל ֹא תִּ תְ חַ תֵ ן בָ ם וְל ֹא תְ חָ נֵם and why you need to smash all those idols and rip out those: אֲ שֵ רָ ה (Avoda Zara) trees, is because you are a special person, and are loved by the Creator Himself. Your Ga'ava stops you from sins!

The mistake of the century is to avoid Ga'ava! The Torah openly tells you in a million places that you can’t do “this” and you can’t do “that” because you are so special! עַ ם סְ גֻלָ ה מִּ כָל הָ עַ מִּ ים יט ה! You’ve got to rub that in on a daily basis, and make Romemus your main Mussar Seder. And stop deciding it means only the “better” people and the “Tzadikim” of Klal Yisroel; it means you especially!