Questions tagged [noachide-laws]
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Study of which parts of the Torah is considered as being involved in study of the Sheva Mitzvot B'nei Noach?
According to the Rambam(Mishneh Torah ~ Sefer Shoftim ~ Melachim uMilchamot ~ Chaper 10 ~ Halacha 9) a goy who studies the Torah is obligated to die. They should only be involved in the study of their ...
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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 and since non-kosher meat doesn't soak and salt their meat to get the blood out wouldn't that by ...
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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?
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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 ...
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Cursing God: What does it mean? [closed]
What is the Noahide sin of cursing God and is it the same as taking God's Name in vain? Like, would saying "oh my god" count?
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Are forbidden relations forbidden to the passive non-jew?
(Rambam sefaria, HebrewBooks, Chabad.org)
A non-jewish man cannot have relations with:
(a woman who was) his father's wife
his mother
a (another) man's wife
his maternal sister
a man
an ...
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Is the obligation for Gentiles to establish a system of courts communal or individual?
One of the seven laws of Noah for gentiles is to set up a system of courts.
Is the obligation to set up a system of courts a communal obligation on Gentile communities, or does every single Gentile ...
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Non Jews checking vegetables [duplicate]
Does a non-Jew need to check their lettuce for infestation. The thrips and other insects there may very well be alive. Would that violate "aver min hachai"?
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7 laws of Noach - Tinnok Shenishbah [duplicate]
I know in Judaism, we have a concept of "Tinok Shenishba" - does this not apply to a gentile? How will a ben noach at the end of time be punished for not keeping the 7 mitzvah bnei Noach if they are ...
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What is the halachic point of view on homosexual intercourses between Gentiles males different from anal coitus?
I am an Italian son of Noah.
The prohibition of the homosexual intercourses between Gentiles males is an integral part of the Noachide Precepts (see Mishneh Torah-Melacim uMilchamot 9: 5; it does ...
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Are gentiles prohibited from striking another gentile?
Is a gentile forbidden from striking another gentile?
For example: If a gentile finds himself faced with an individual (who is likewise a gentile) who repeatedly intimidates, insults and/or otherwise ...
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According to the halakhic prescriptions, under what circumstances a married couple of Gentiles is considered divorced? [closed]
I'm an Italian son of Noah.
In the Italian legal system, as I believe in many other countries, in addition to divorce there is the legal separation between the spouses.
According to the Italian law ...
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Before the Matan Torah, did HaShem issue divorce regulations?
I am an Italian son of Noah.
The Torah (written and especially oral) establishes a detailed regulation of the divorce institute. According to Jewish tradition, before the Matan Torah were there ...
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What exactly do the Noahide Laws establish regarding the Gentiles' sexual conduct?
I’m an Italian son of Noah.
If I understand correctly, the Noahide Laws certainly command the following four prohibitions on sexual conduct for the Gentiles:
Adultery
Incest
Homosexual intercourse ...
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Is the “Sefer Sheva Mitzvot HaShem” by Rabbi Moshe Weiner an authoritative legal code for the Noahides?
I am an Italian gentile believer in HaShem, who engages in the observance of the Noahide Precepts, as commanded by the Creator in the Torah.
Unfortunately, there is no Halachic study in the Italian ...
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is there any redemption for a gentile who breaks any of the 7 Noahide laws
If a gentile breaks any of the 7 laws of Noah, are they doomed? Is there any way for them to redeem themselves, or is their fate sealed?
Does it depend on which laws they break and how often they ...
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Why the 7 laws for Bnei Noach do not include Shabbat or the separation between clean/unclean animals [duplicate]
I would like to ask why the Bnei Noah are not required to keep shabbat whereas the Shabbat has been holy since the first week of creation and has been given to humanity not only to AM Ysrael?
In fact ...
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Can a Gentile Convert to Judaism AFTER the Coming of the Moshiach?
As a non-Jew, I have been wondering whether or not it would be better for me to convert to Judaism or to keep the seven mitzvot. This decision is a difficult one for me. On the one hand, I can remain ...
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Lying to receive money
Is a ben Noah allowed to lie to a Christian in order to get money from him? Or is it considered as stealing ?
Edit: I've got an answer from a rabbi, who said it's prohibited since it is like ...
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What can Noahides do to help bring the Moshiach?
I'm curious if there is anything Noahides (including myself) can do to help the coming of the Moshiach? I was told that being "righteous" will help in the messianic process but I am left wondering ...
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Non Jews and human flesh
There is a prohibition against a Jew eating human flesh. There is a dispute if it is a biblical or rabbinic prohibition (see here, here and here). Either way, I'm wondering if a non jew has the same ...
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Have Noachides ever had their own semicha?
Is there, or has there ever been, a concept of semicha among Noachides/Gentiles? That is, has there ever been a practice of granting semicha or similar ordinations to Noachides so that they can rule ...
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How to prep for the Geulah
As a non-Jew, how can I prepare for the coming of the Messiah and
what are the necessary steps that one must take in order to be ready for redemption?
I look forward to your answers!
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What are acceptable communities for a noachide to integrate himself into?
This is more of a personal question, but undoubtedly applicable for anyone in my situation.
I am a Noachide, and I will not convert to Judaism any time soon because the obligation upon men is way ...
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Is it forbidden for a noachide (Non-Jew) to be circumcised?
I heard Rabbi Immanuel Schochet bring this up in a lecture as an off hand comment, that circumcision is bodily mutilation, and thus the only reason why Jews can do it, is because it they are ...
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How is a Gentile's membership in a Table of Nations Gentile nation determined?
In Genesis 10 (The Table of Nations), the Gentile nations that came from the descendants of Noah are enumerated "after their generations, in their nations". How is a Gentile's membership in a Gentile ...
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Would a Noahide be allowed to add or subtract from the seven laws of Noah?
Would a Noahide be allowed to add or subtract from the seven laws of Noah?
