DEUT610 There is one area in which Judaism is absolutely intolerant. When ideas and actions that are completely antithetical to Jewish values are found within the Jewish community, the Torah in the book of Deuteronomy warns repeatedly to get rid of this in any form, using the words, to "remove the evil from your midst." [This verse, 17:7, 17:12, 19:19, 21:21, 22:21, 22:22, 22:24, 24:7] For the same reason, Judaism does not wish that non-Jews who live a lifestyle and belief system antithetical to Judaism should be living among Jews, as they will certainly influence their Jewish neighbors negatively. Therefore, when the Torah commands Jews not to bring an abomination into their homes, the commentaries suggest that this signifies the law not to rent or sell homes to idol worshipers who want to live within the Jewish community (Deuteronomy 7:26 with Rabbeinu Bechaye commentary). One of the 613 commandments for Jews is not to imitate the ways of non-Jews, especially the ways of the Egyptians and Canaanites, whose lifestyles are so antithetical to Judaism (Leviticus 18:3). Intolerance of idol worship and non-Jewish values is so strong that if Jews build a community of idol worshipers, it is a Torah Mitzvah, a Biblical commandment, to completely destroy that community, its inhabitants, and even its contents (Deuteronomy 13:13-19).