We believe Isaiah 53 talks about Israel not the Messiah. Leading up to Isaiah 53, Isaiah states that the servant of HaShem is Israel. At no time does Isaiah state the servant is anything else. Since there were no chapter numbers or verses in the original text, Isaiah 53 does not sit separate from Isaiah 52, 51, etc.
You want to be bound to the Torah? You desire to keep Shabbat and not work on Saturdays? To not have bacon and shellfish or a cheeseburger? I doubt you wish to be bound to it.
Isiah 53 speaks about a he,
Do you understand that he does not mean the whole of Israel in Isiah 53, are you sure that Jews see Isiah 53 as a prophesy about Israel only, or is that your own interpretation or someone elses belief on the internet ?
Isaiah 53:3-12
3 We despised him and rejected him;
he endured suffering and pain.
No one would even look at him—
we ignored him as if he were nothing.
4 “But he endured the suffering that should have been ours,
the pain that we should have borne.
All the while we thought that his suffering
was punishment sent by God.
5 But because of our sins he was wounded,
beaten because of the evil we did.
We are healed by the punishment he suffered,
made whole by the blows he received.
6 All of us were like sheep that were lost,
each of us going his own way.
But the Lord made the punishment fall on him,
the punishment all of us deserved.
7 “He was treated harshly, but endured it humbly;
he never said a word.
Like a lamb about to be slaughtered,
like a sheep about to be sheared,
he never said a word.
8 He was arrested and sentenced and led off to die,
and no one cared about his fate.
He was put to death for the sins of our people.
9 He was placed in a grave with those who are evil,
he was buried with the rich,
even though he had never committed a crime
or ever told a lie.”
10 The Lord says,
“It was my will that he should suffer;
his death was a sacrifice to bring forgiveness.
And so he will see his descendants;
he will live a long life,
and through him my purpose will succeed.
11 After a life of suffering, he will again have joy;
he will know that he did not suffer in vain.
My devoted servant, with whom I am pleased,
will bear the punishment of many
and for his sake I will forgive them.
12 And so I will give him a place of honor,
a place among the great and powerful.
He willingly gave his life
and shared the fate of evil men.
He took the place of many sinners
and prayed that they might be forgiven.
re-read this scripture it clearly mention him and he, Israel is a whole nation, which is a plural of he and him
