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 My primary concern, William, is that the Talmud clearly states, as repeated and instructed by the Rabbis, that the non-Jew ‘goyim’ are merely cattle, who exist solely to serve Jews. 
This xenophobic and racist view, coupled with the political, economic and cultural power Jews wield, should concern anyone who wants to live a life of peace, harmony and freedom. 
 The Talmud isn't Scripture. The Old Testament does not take this view. It teaches that it is through the Jewish people that the rest of the world is to come to know and be blessed by God. Failure to do so is for this reason that the Jews are repeatedly judged in their own Scriptures and why they'd rather reference the Talmud.