Questions tagged [noachide-laws]
The 7 Noahide laws that were commanded to non-Jews: murder, adultery, worshipping idols, cursing God, stealing, establishing courts of justice, eating flesh from a live animal.
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According to Ramban, why is גזל part of the ז מצות בני נח?
One of the ז מצות בני נח is דינים. According to the Ramban on parshat vayishlach (34:13)
the laws that were counted [as one] of the seven commandments that the Children of Noach were commanded is ...
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By what authority, and roughly when, did Judaism concede that adoption of Noachide laws was an acceptable alternative to conversion?
I. Introduction.
According to:
B. Shabbat 145b-146a. "Rabbi Yoḥanan then explained to them: Why are gentiles ethically contaminated? It is because they did not stand on Mount Sinai. As when the ...
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Rav Kook's interpretation of the “wise Gentiles” in Mishneh Torah-Hilchot Melachim 8:11
I am an Italian Noahide
As it is known, in Hilchot Melachim 8:11 Rambam states:
“Anyone (Gentile) who accepts upon himself the fulfillment of these seven mitzvot and is precise in their ...
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Is cremation halachically lawful for the Gentiles?
I am an Italian noahide.
I wonder if Halakhah allows Gentiles to cremate bodies. My personal opinion is that this practice does not violate Noahide Laws, as it is not included in one of the relevant ...
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Source of the Noahide Laws
The Talmud, in Sanhedrin 56a-b, gives the Noahide laws, applicable to all mankind:
Our Rabbis taught: Seven precepts were the sons of Noah commanded: To establish courts of justice; and refrain ...
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Does the Noahide Law allow prostitution to the Gentiles?
I am an Italian noahide.
Unless I am mistaken, in terms of sexual conduct the prohibitions established by the Noahide Law are the following (see Rambam’s Mishneh Torah-Melachim uMilchamot 9:5):
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Is the Noahide Law actually composed of the seven codified macro-obligations or does it de facto include other precepts?
I'm an Italian Noahide.
My question may seem abstruse; I try to explain myself better.
The Noahide Law is notoriously codified in seven macro-obligations, in turn specified in more detailed precepts;...
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Is a gentile permitted to learn the original Hebrew of the Torah?
I've been reading the Divine Code by Rabbi Moshe Weiner and came across this in Part I 5:2 note. 91
"...(1) It is also prohibited for a Jew to teach Torah to gentiles in the canonised Hebrew or ...
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Why would a non-Jew offer a sacrifice?
It seems that gentiles are allowed to offer burnt sacrifices, and may do so anywhere in the world. They do not need the Temple. A Jew may even instruct a gentile on how to do this.
What is the ...
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Does the torah prohibit the consumption of Raw Meat for everyone?
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I am a Noachide who started to experiment with a raw meat diet, after watching videos such as this:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v-cuT7q1dZ4
It has certainly peaked my interest, and now I ...
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Do decentralized arbitration markets satisfy mitzvah to set up courts?
Do decentralized arbitration markets like Aragon satisfy the noahide mitzvah to set up courts?
Context: Aragon is a decentralized arbitration market, rather than being tied to any one nation-state it ...
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At what age is a Ben Noach responsible to perform his “mitzvot”? [duplicate]
Jews are responsible for mitzvah performance at age 12 - girls and 13 for boys. (There is, as I understand, Rabbinical discussion regarding some specific mitzvot that they may be responsible when they ...
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“It is not good for man to be alone” : Is this some sort of commandment, and does it apply to b'nei Noach?
וַיֹּ֨אמֶר֙ יְהֹוָ֣ה אֱלֹהִ֔ים לֹא־ט֛וֹב הֱי֥וֹת הָֽאָדָ֖ם לְבַדּ֑וֹ
אֶֽעֱשֶׂה־לּ֥וֹ עֵ֖זֶר כְּנֶגְדּֽוֹ:
And the Lord God said, "It is not good that man is alone; I shall make
him a helpmate ...
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Do Samaritans go to Olam Haba?
My question is if samaritans go to Olam Haba. It would seem pretty obvious except for the fact they don’t recognize the Jewish people as Hashem’s Chosen. They also have their own Slightly altered ...
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Is “Any laws” better than “No laws”?
One of the seven Noahide laws, applicable to all humankind, is: Establish courts of justice. The implication is that there must be law and order in a healthy society. But these laws can be vicious, ...
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Does Jewess who wants to marry a non-converted Noachide need a ketubah?
I understand that traditionally this is prohibited, but since they are the same faith would they require a ketubah or a modified version?
I read that Rav Feinstein would rather à kohen marry a Goya ...
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Is it lawful,for the Noahide Laws, the thesis of Gentiles Christians according to whom Jesus has a divine nature but he is subordinate to God? [duplicate]
I am not a christian but I am an Italian noahide, therefore I do not believe in the divinity and messianicity of Jesus the Nazarene.
I clarify that my question, being relevant to the application of ...
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If a Gentile realizes or uses a tridimensional human image for non-cult purposes, does he violate the Noahide Laws?
I'm an Italian Noahide
The prohibition against worship of false gods is an integral part of the Noahide Laws .
Rambam says in Melachim uMilchamot 9: 2 (English translation by Rabbi E. Touger):
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Is it correct to say that, according to Rabbi Moshe Feinstein, lesbian relations beetween Gentiles women are not forbidden?
I'm an Italian noahide.
Through the link
http://www.hakirah.org/Vol13Rapoport.pdf
I read the article "Judaism and Homosexuality:
An Alternate Rabbinic View ", written by the English Orthodox rabbi ...
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According to the Halakhah, is marriage forbidden between Israelites and Noahides (that is, “the righteous among the Gentiles”)?
I’m an Italian noahide.
In Mishneh Torah-Issurei Biah 12:1, the great Rambam says (English translation by Rabbi Eliyahu Touger):
When a Jew engages in relations with a woman from other nations,
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Is it forbidden to help idolaters become righteous Noahides?
I heard from a Rabbi who cited Rambam that it is forbidden to help idolaters do teshuvah.
Does that mean it is forbidden to persuade them that they follow fake religions and that Judaism is the only ...
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Can non jews give death penalty for something other then the 7 laws of noah
Can non jews give death penalty for something other then the 7 laws of noah?
Source and clarification (in what cases) please
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For a non-Jew, is there a punishment for not observing the 7 Noahide Laws?
Are non-Jews punished for not keeping the 7 Noahide Laws?
If yes:
What would the judicial process look like? (ie would they need witnesses who warn/ witness the crime like Jews do)
What method of ...
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Can a Gentile theist be saved?
I belong to a Christian family but I could never accept the fact that God can incarnate as a human. But I do not follow all 613 commandments either. I guess nobody can. I only follow Noahide ...
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(Why) did Sarah allow herself to be put in a compromising situation
Starting in Genesis 12:13 Avraham and Sarah deceive Pharaoh into thinking that Sarah was not married. It seems from the verses that Avraham and Sarah understood that if Pharaoh thought Sarah was ...
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How do most Rabbis justify teaching Torah to conversion candidates?
According to the Rambam ( Shoftim ~ Melachim uMilchamot ~ Chapter 10 ~ Halacha 9), a non-Jew who studies Torah is obligated to die and a non-Jew should only study his Seven mitzvot. I reason that it ...
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Can a Noachide believing they are obligated make themselves obligated?
I am a Noachide, who came out of so-called "Messianic Judaism" after about 20 years. During those years, I believed I was part of Israel and the mitzvot were incumbent on me. I gave up jobs, sought a ...
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Are gentiles obligated to fear Hashem (or at least fear punishment)?
As Jews we are commanded to fear Hashem and fear punishment to help us avoid sinning.
See Chinuch 432 for example:
ונוהגת מצוה זו בכל מקום ובכל זמן ובכל מין האדם, וזאת אחת מן המצות התמידיות על ...
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Would Noahides be required to eat kosher meat?
Would Noahides be required to eat kosher meat because one of the Noahide laws is not to eat blood?
Since non-kosher meat isn't soaked and salted to get the blood out, wouldn't that by default ...
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Do Gentiles need to excute a convicted murderer?
B'nai Noach are forbidden to murder innocents. They are also required to establish courts.
If the Gentile court convicts the murderer, do they need to execute the murderer, or does performing the ...
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Is boyfriend/girlfriend status between non-Jews relevant to adultery laws?
Is having intimate relations by a Non-Jewish man with a Non-Jewish woman who is not married but lives with a boyfriend a form of adultery?
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Teshuva for adultery for a Non-Jew?
What is the proper teshuva for a non-Jew who had intimate relations with a married woman (non-Jew as well)?
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Are Noahide women permitted to undergo a tubal ligation?
Shalom!
I am a non Jewish G-d fearing woman with two children and even though I am still quite young (24) I don't want to have any more children. I have severe depression and anxiety so the two I ...
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Guarding Eyes for Noahides (Shemirat Eynayim)?
Are Noahides required to guard their eyes (Shemirat Eynayim) as Jews are? Is there some information in Jewish religious literature addressing this question?
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Is writing essays for someone else a sin?
I know the title of this question sounds perhaps irrelevant and absurd but let me explain my question as it concerns Halakhah and Torah laws.
My non-Jewish friend works as a freelance writer. ...
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Does ever min hachai transfer to utensils?
When meaty/dairy/treif food is cooked in a pot, the taste (ta'am) of the food is transferred to the pot. When the pot is reused for other food, that food becomes meaty/dairy/treif as well. Likewise, ...
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Why are castrated animals slaughtered as Kosher beef?
Castration and dehorning of cattle is the common practice in the cattle industry. This a violation a basic Noahide Law ref Tractate Sanhedrin 56a-b:
שבע מצות נצטוו בני נח ...רבי חידקא אומר אף על ...
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Is it a sin to deceive one's converting Beis Din?
I am asking about the situation about a convert-in-progress who lies at some point during the conversion process, either--more to-the-point--in response to the prefatory questions about personal ...
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Do nochrim have free choice in the 7 Laws?
There is a teaching that Jews have bechira chofshis, and only as regards their performance of mitzvot. (I don't have a source for the first claim offhand; please help. The source for the second claim ...
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Apart from not murdering and not eating meat from a live animal, where are the Noachide laws derived from? [duplicate]
Apart from not murdering and not eating meat from a live animal, where are the Noachide laws derived from? Those aforementioned are mentioned in Genesis 9:6, but where (outside the laws of Moses) is ...
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Are followers of other Abrahamic faiths considered Noachide?
Are Christians, Muslims, Samaritans, Bahais, etc considered Noachide, and do they have a part in the world to come?
What about Karaite and Falasha Jews?
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Lo yilbash for gentiles/Noahides?
I would like to know if the prohibitions on opposite-gender clothing apply to gentiles under the Noahide laws.
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Why is eating meat from living animals wrong?
Why is it wrong to eat meat from a living animal? Is it because it is cruel? Is it because it is impure? Why is it?
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Do goyim have to follow the Mosaic law, or only the Noachide?
Does a gentile who wishes to convert to Judaism have to follow the Mosaic law (addressed to Israel) or only the Noachide law (addressed to all humanity). I ask this question due to the apparent ...
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Are Noachides/Non-Jews encouraged/expected to do maaser kesafim?
A friend of mines has been infatuated by Judaism for as long as I can remember. He came from the Christian world and has since left it. Even as a Christian he would take 10% of his income and give to ...
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Where can a gentile seek guidance? [duplicate]
Jews have rabbanim to provide them with guidance. What about gentiles? Where can they go to seek guidance when they are unsure of how to conduct themselves?
While one could argue that the Noachide ...
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Does a Goy raised among non-sheva-mitzvos-observant Goyim have the status of a "Tinok shenishba? [duplicate]
Inspired by this question:
Does a non-Jew who was raised by other non-Jews who do not keep the sheva mitzvos of Bnei Noach, the 7 Noahide commandments, have the status of a "tinok shenishba" as far ...
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Noachide and sin confusion
For a noahide, do sexual thoights without actions or arousal constitute sins?
I’m confused about this as it is not clear whether the sexual sins are just forbidden relations or also include more ...
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Do non jews really have 8 Mitzvot and not just 7? [duplicate]
According to this thread http://judaism.stackexchange.com/questions/13447/is-it-a-discouraged-or-an-unacceptable-practice-for-a-gentile-to-keep-the-sabbat?lq=1 It seems that non jews aren't allowed to ...
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Do Noachides have minhagim?
According to Judaism, do Gentiles have minhagim as it relates to how they live out the Seven Laws of Noah, or are they capable of having or establishing them?
If Gentiles can/do have minhagim, are ...
