In promoting this idea you not only grossly oversimplify complex situations, you denigrate all converts by assuming they are motivated not by desire to serve G-d but by covetousness, and you play right into anti-Semitic stereotypes….why?…because if any WASP said that many a black-nation of Islam-Muslim would want to become white if skin bleaching were an option they would be called (quite rightly) a racist to assume such a thing and same if a Nation of Islam spokesperson claimed the slave trade was caused by envy over skin colour. Anti-Semites are quite happy to quote people like yourself who thoughtlessly and unselfconsciously make remarks like this…it proves to them that Jews are hypocritical, condeming others for beliefs they hold themselves. Unfortunately, innocent Jews suffer for your thoughtless remarks…all Israel are responsible for each other and you are making Judaism look bad in the eyes of the nations..a hilul haShem.

The fact is if you sat down and studied Judaism, rather than just basking in the reflected glow of the covenant you would know that any person, regardless or race or background can become a Jew if they study and work hard at it…can you name any people who became neo-Nazis because a Beth Din turned them down? No, because these people don’t want to be Jewish…they believe the best person in the world to be is a white northern European…that is why they are called white supremists. All through the Exile brave people have endured great danger to become Jews even though in the periods where Jews were in anything but an enviable position. Indeed, the first thing Rabbis asked was “Don’t you know that the Jewish people are despised and persecuted..?”

The greater danger is that this man has not truly overcome his need to be better than other people but has merely switched camps and will become a Jewish supremist instead. I sincerely hope he is motivated by t’shuvah instead and will not listen to any more racist nonsense no matter who is whispering it in his ear.