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What God must gentiles believe in?
In the Rambam's Mishne Tora, the end of chapter 8 of M'lachim reads:
Any [gentile] who accepts seven commands and is careful to fulfill them is among the pious of the nations of the world and has ...
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If a non-jew steals is he liable to the death penalty?
Stealing is a Noahide commandment. If a non-jew violates a Noahide commandment he is obligated to die. That means if he steals a penny or something he's obligated to death?
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Is idolatrous belief forbidden for gentiles, or is it just practice?
Suppose a non-Jew believes that there are multiple gods, but he does not worship them in any way. Is this a violation of the prohibition against idolatry for gentiles?
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the Laws of Noah--how are the nations to know them
If the laws of Noah are the laws for the nations and they are handed down by Jewish oral tradition, how are the nations to know them?
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Are there 8 Noachide Laws?
I have been reading up on the sheva mitzvos bnei Noach and the idea that there are 7 laws, but it seems that according to one sense, there must be eight. If not, can a "Noachide" be successful as a ...
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Will A Non Jew who did not keep the Noachide Laws be Held Accountable?
Will A Non Jew who did not keep the Noachide Laws be Held Accountable on yom hadin?
After all, he can claim he didn't know anything about them.
Maybe there is a difference between a gentile in ...
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Is it permitted for a Ben-Noach be an atheist?
Avoda zarah is one of the things prohibited by the Seven Noachide Laws. But what about atheism? I know that the 7 Laws are often taken to include a larger number of halachot from the Torah, so would ...
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Can a Ben-Noach practice another religion?
Could a Ben-Noach actively practice a religion other than Judaism as long as it isn't considered avoda zara? Suppose, for example, he was born Muslim. Could he continue to actively follow Islam and ...
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Why isn't Peru URvu one of the 7 Noahide Laws?
The commandment to "Be fruitful and multiply" was given to Adam HaRishon. Why, then, is this not included in the Sheva' Mitzvoth Bnei Noaḥ?
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Was Og responsible to follow the commandments for B'nei Noach?
The Midrash relates that Og, later to become King of Bashan, survived the flood in the generation of Noach (Pirkei d'Rabbi Eliezer, 23). Was he responsible for following the seven commandments despite ...
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Are there any hechshers that certify food as kosher for B'nei Noach?
Are there any hechshers that certify food as kosher for B'nei Noach? Or any restaurants that offer such food? If not, how do observant B'nei Noach ensure that the meat that they eat was definitely not ...
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What are the 30 Mitzvot for Bnei Noach?
What are the 30 Mitzvot (Commandments) that Bnei Noach have accepted (based on Hullin 92a)?
שלשים מצות שקבלו עליהם בני נח.
Thirty commandments which Bnei Noach accepted upon themselves.
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Seven Mitzvot of Benei Noach without Na'aseh veNishma
Why are Benei Noach obligated in their Seven Mitzvot if they never said Na'aseh veNishma?
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Ben Noach Stealing less then a Perutah
The Medrash Rabbah בראשית ל''א ס''ק ה says that what the people of the Dor Hamabul did in order not to have to be punished by their courts is to steal less that a Prutah (minimal Monetary Value) which ...
