Questions tagged [gentiles]
Relations with non-Jews, and laws regarding them.
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Is a non-Jew permitted to light a menorah? [closed]
Is it ok/respectful for a non-Jew to light the menorah?
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Is English and grammar and punctuation chukos goyim, and is it good for Yidden to have their own dialect? [closed]
Like the question says.
And it may be compared to Ladino and Yiddish. There's already Jenglish, Jewish English, like schmooze and sch- prefixing words for mockery. And there's Yinglish, Yiddishe ...
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Why do Jews not reach out more? [closed]
Why do Jews nowadays not go out of their way to their secular brethren and even to non-Jews to try and spread positivity? In America, I believe there it is easier because there is fewer backlash from ...
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Were there prophets, in and out of Israel, who were not recorded in the Tanakh? [duplicate]
Were there prophets, in and out of Israel, who were not recorded in the Tanakh? Have other sources determined the identities of some of them? Please cite the sources, if any. Thanks in advance.
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Can the Sandak be a non-Jew?
This question discusses other roles a non-Jew could take in a bris but leaves the Sandak question open:
Can a non-Jewish person participate in a bris?
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Non-Jewish philosophical defense of religion
Is there an issue, Hashkafically or otherwise, with using a non-Jewish philosophical argument to defend the belief in Hashem or utility of religion without referencing the Torah? Like referencing Leo ...
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How does one reconcile the fact that Avraham Avinu proselytized to non-Jews and yet Judaism is not a proselytizing religion?
I've read that Avraham Avinu proselytized to anyone he encountered, encouraging them to acknowledge HaShem as the Master of the Universe and express gratitude to Him. Yet, it is generally understood ...
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Why does Rambam say "gentiles marriages' are not recognized" in Melachim uMilchamot, Chapter 8, verse 3?
He mentions this as he clarifies the rules about having relations with/marrying a captive during war:
"Relations with a yefat toar are only permitted while she is in captivity as the verse states ...
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Proselytizing the covenant?
https://youtube.com/shorts/RuNO7R0885c?si=Fwc-02_yqnv-LfDi in this, rabbi Asher Meza of “Torah Judaism international” seems to claim that proselytization is not only allowed, but even a good thing to ...
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Can a non-Jew give tzedakah?
I saw videos on YouTube from Rebbe Lubavitch saying to give money to tzedakah to run better on business and to be blessed. I'm giving money for a Jewish charity institution in Brazil monthly to test ...
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Yom tov and non-Jews
How was Avraham Avinu able to cook for the melachim if he thought they were Arabs and you’re not allowed to cook for non-Jews on yom tov?
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Advice to Non-Jew about Days of HaMoshiach
A non Jew has recently asked me that if Moshiach is coming soon, what should he do?
It's a very vague question but it kind of has to be. We don't know what the coming of Moshiach looks like or if it ...
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What should a Jew do if he got a non-Jew pregnant?
This is NOT a situation that I or anyone I know is facing. It is hypothetical.
Imagine that a Jewish man impregnates a gentile woman. The woman refuses to convert. Which (if any) of the following ...
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Slavic People are called K'nan in jewish sources
Why is the slavic languages or people reffered to as Cannanim in Jewish sources? Who is the first to do this?
See for instance Minchas Yehuda in Mechokekei Yehuda explaining Rashi on Devarim 3:9 Here.
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In a mixed marriage is the Issur also on the Non-Jew?
As far as I know I have not seen in the 7 laws of Bnei Noach that they have "Lifnei Iver"
Now of course a Jew cannot marry a Non-Jew. But is the Non-Jew in question also considered a Rasha?
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List of what noahides can’t observe
Is there a Sefer or article that gives a comprehensive list of what mitzvot noahides can and can not observe (beyond the basic understanding of the 7 laws) Furthermore, what voluntary mitzvot ...
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Are there any strains of Judaism that think Islam is not a heresy?
Are there any sects of Judaism that think Islam is not a heresy for goyim? If yes would like to know more about such a sect.
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I am not Jewish - can I wish you a Shabbat Shalom?
I have professional contacts who are practicing/observant Jews. I am not Jewish. Is it improper/bad taste if I say to them "Shabbat Shalom" on Fridays?
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Reconiciling Statements Rav Kook made about other Religions
The introduction to the book "Abraham Isaac Kook - The Lights of Penitence, Lights of Holiness, The Moral Principles, Essays, Letters, and Poems", states that Rav Kook was positive toward ...
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Are non-Jews rewarded for following the Torah?
Obviously a non-Jew cannot keep Shabbos but what if, for example, they wanted to keep kosher and say brachos on food? Are they rewarded?
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Is there a difference between Chassidei and Tzadikei Umot HaOlam in goyim? [duplicate]
I have seen the Rambam Zt"l explain in Mishneh Torah Melakhim uMilchamot 8:11 that in order for one who is not Jewish to be considered as "Pious" (Chassidim) they have to abide by the ...
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Why would a Jew get upset when gentiles claim to be Jews?
I keep running into a problem repeatedly. I am Jewish but I study kabbalah in an organization with non-Jews and Jews alike. People I study with who are not Jews keep insisting they are Jews because ...
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Can gentile couples be forgiven for adultery?
Are noahide couple partners allowed to "forgive" adultery (as a consumated act described by rambam for noahides)?
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Can a Gentile be an eved Hashem?
Shalom.
Some discussion of the concept of an eved Hashem can be found here:
https://www.shortvort.com/2618/
And here:
https://www.kby.org/english/torat-yavneh/view.asp?id=3684
My question is: Can a ...
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Are non-Jews considered Hashem's "children"?
The pasuk says "banim atem lashem elokeichem," referring to us. Is there a drasha anywhere (or another source) that says that non-Jews are not called Hashem's children? (I don't think this ...
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Does the Gemara teach that Jews are allowed to kill gentiles but not vice versa?
The Gemara challenges: But wherever there is liability for capital punishment, this tanna teaches it; as it is taught in the first clause: With regard to bloodshed, if a gentile murders another ...
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Can non-Jews pray to change their "mazal"?
I don't have the sources for this, but I know that there is a principle that Jews can daven (pray) to change our mazal (sort of like luck, but probably not a great translation). I know that there is ...
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Did all the midyanim die? [duplicate]
In the war with Midyon, the Torah infers all of their men were killed, and girls not of mature age were spared
Now if they were all killed, how do they appear in Shoftim as being the oppressors of ...
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What is the religious standing of a Gentile attending a Jewish service?
What is the religious standing of a Gentile attending a Jewish service? In other words, why is it allowed? And is it encouraged or discouraged?
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Can old Jewish books be restored by non-Jewish experts?
Can old Jewish books be restored by non-Jewish experts?
For example, i am non-Jews have old books related to Judaism.
But it is too old. So, there is a way to restore old books in the traditional ...
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Studying Torah with a Gentile [duplicate]
There is a non Jewish intellectual with whom I would like to study Torah. I have Biblical Hebrew skills and he has age, experience, and knowledge that would be mutually beneficial. May I learn Torah ...
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Is posting Torah to the internet considered teaching gentiles Torah?
Does the prohibition of teaching Torah to gentiles encompass putting Torah out on the internet for all to see?
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What Mitzvot Can A Non-Jew Not Keep? [duplicate]
What commandments, including any minhagim and the like, are Non-Jews ABSOLUTELY forbidden from keeping (in its entirety)?
A famous one is the prohibition of keeping Shabbat, EVEN for a a Non-Jew that ...
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Are gentiles viewed with less value? [duplicate]
We are the chosen people so I guess to an extent we view ourselves as more valuable. I want to know to what extent that is. Is it just a status? I saw some anti-Semitic websites says that Jews view ...
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Non-Jews in messianic times
I have once heard that when the Mashiach comes the non-Jews will be like Jews and the Jews like angels.
Don't know where the source might be.
Can someone help me?
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The metaphysical essence of the non-jewish person [duplicate]
In the first chapter of the Tanya, the Alter Rebbe says that the Nefesh Behemitof a Jew comes from the Klipat Noga while the Nefesh Behemit of a Non-Jew comes from the unclean Klipot which contain no ...
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Is a typed vow of a Gentile binding?
If a gentile in an email 'types' that he promises not to do something [1]doesn't use G-d's name 2]has no intention to keep the oath 3]but doesn't say bli neder either] is that vow binding? Some hold ...
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Jewish status as dependent on righteous behaviour [duplicate]
Are there any sources which suggest that somebody's Jewish status is dependent on their refraining from wrongdoing? Obviously a cherem can limit someone's involvement in the community in response to ...
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Is it permitted to read non-Jewish religious texts?
I have an interest in the New Testament simply to understand Christianity. I would therefore like to read it, but not at all in an idolatrous way (assuming reading it itself wouldn’t be idolatrous).
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Would either of these scenarios make it acceptable to gift a mezuzah to a non-Jewish friend?
Non-Jews aren't meant to have mezuzot. You are forbidden from gifting one to a non-Jewish friend for this reason.
My question is regarding two scenarios and whether either of these scenarios would ...
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Is it really bad to gossip about a gentile?
Obviously it is forbidden to speak Loshon Hora about a Jew unless it is L'Toeles or perhaps about an apikores. But is there anything bad about gossiping about a gentile?
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Refuting Sanhedrin Maimonides etc on 57a
Following on from my question here:
Clarification on quotation sources around Sanhedrin 57a
All citations (that I can find through Jewish resources linked in the original question) that claim to ...
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Clarification on quotation sources around Sanhedrin 57a
Much like in the case of these questions, I've run into some troublesome reading in Talmudic and other Jewish literature:
Missionary gave me these Talmudic quotes; Does it prove that Goyim are viewed ...
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How would Gentiles come to faith and be accepted as believing Jews?
From the time of the exodus out of Egypt, a great mixed multitude went up with the Hebrew people, bringing their flocks and cattle with them, a mixture of nations of proselytes (see: Where did the ...
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Would marriage and divorce for Gentiles be invalid for being an appropriation of Jewish commandments?
I've read somewhere that God gave the law of divorce to the Jews but not to the Gentiles, quoted some rabbinic opinion about it, didn't say which one. Is there anything to that effect in the Talmud? I ...
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Do the Arabs count to the moon, too?
The Talmud famously says (in a Baraita on Sukkah 29a) that the Jewish people calculate our calendar by the moon (lunar calendar), and the Nations of the World use the sun (solar calendar). How is this ...
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Is it a Kiddush Hashem to be kind to a gentile?
I always thought that it was a Kiddush Hashem to be nice to non-Jews because it would reveal that Jews are kind, and that Klal Yisrael is full of wonderful people.
But does it halachically count as a ...
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If a Shabbos Goy was found to be Jewish, who is Chaiv?
There was an actual מעשה that I heard from someone, in which a Shabbos goy was found to be Jewish, Hashem Yishmor! My שאילה is, do we say that the Shabbos goy or the person designating the Shabbos goy ...
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Angels and gentiles
Are there any passages in Rabbinic literature that discuss angels and gentiles?
Are there any statements that suggest that angels were created specifically by God only for Israel and not for the ...
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Rest and Holiday for Gentiles
I often read that Gentiles are not to keep the Sabbath or institute any holidays for themselves. How far does it go? Rest from our work activity without refraining from doing extra activities? If I ...
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