Shelo Asani Goy: The Daily Covenant

This book is written from within Orthodox Jewish tradition. Its purpose is not polemic, apology, or provocation.

Baruch Atah Hashem, shelo asani goy stands in the morning blessings. Its roots are in Menachot 43b, with related formulations in Tosefta Berakhot 6:23 and the Jerusalem Talmud, and its placement is in Shulchan Aruch, Orach Chaim 46.

The guiding principle: the blessing is not racial superiority, contempt, or hatred. It is a blessing of covenantal responsibility.