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The 7 Noahide laws that were commanded to non-Jews: no murder, no adultery, no worshipping idols, no cursing God, no stealing, do establish courts of justice, no eating flesh from a live animal.
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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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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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How can pigs and shellfish be kosher for bnei Noach?
As a ben Noach, I watch what meat I eat. I eat kosher or halal cut meat only. However, I think that bnei Noach aren't forbidden from eating pig meat or shellfish.
How would I make sure that such meat ...
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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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Can non-Jews utilize the princple of bittul berov?
The concept of bittul berov means that in certain cases, if some non-kosher food gets mixed up in as much kosher food of the same type such that nobody knows which piece is the non-kosher part, the ...
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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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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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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 sex change operations prohibited for non-Jews?
In very specific situations some halachic decisors have permitted sex change operations, such as for infants born with some types of genital anomalies. However, the consensus seems to be that they ...
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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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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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Is there an aversion to having Gentiles in the synagoge and why?
I've noticed that in some communities being a non-Jew in the synagogue seems to be discouraged. In response to a request to visit I've heard responses as direct as "we don't have a conversion program ...
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Is it possible to be a Noahide and a Christian at the same time?
Rambam states that for gentiles who wish to have a place in the world to come, they don't need to convert to Judaism. All they need to do is keep the 7 laws of Noah because they were mandated by ...
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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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To what extent is homosexuality forbidden among non-Jews?
All homosexual behavior is forbidden among Jews, but some actions are clearly Torah prohibitions (e.g. mishkav zachar), while some might be Rabbinic in nature (e.g. lesbian relations). Are all of ...
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Belief-with worship only towards HaShem - in the real existence of intermediaries between the Almighty and the Gentile Nations
I am an Italian Noahide.
There are several discussions in this forum about shituf, understood as associating other entities with HaShem.
Unless I am mistaken, it is generally held that on the halachic ...
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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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Can a non-Jew eat living ants?
My pizza has some ants in it. I thought, who cares. Just eat them alive.
Does that break Noahide laws?
Must all of our food must be really sterile (i.e., dead)?
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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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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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Can meat grown from living cells be kosher? Is it eiver min hachai?
Earlier questions such as In vitro meat — further questions dealt with meat grown from stem cells of slaughtered animals. This question is specifically about meat grown from stem cells taken from live ...
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Rabbinic prohibitions among Noachide laws
Are there Rabbinic prohibitions on non-Jews in the context of the 7 Noachide laws? e.g., would they have gezeirot like yichud or negia in order to prevent ariyot?
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What was the sin of the builders of the tower of Bavel?
God seems very angry with, and punishes the builders of the tower of Bavel, but it is not clear exactly what their sin was. Did they violate one of the 7 mitzvos b'nei Noach? What exactly was their ...
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Can a Ben-Noach practice another religion? [duplicate]
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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Do non-Jewish children taken captive lose the obligation to be Bnei Noach?
Inspired by this interesting question, I wonder if the principle of תינוק שנשבה (a child taken captive) can be applied to non-Jews who grew up in cultures antithetical to those that the mitzvot bnei ...
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Non-Jews' obligation to make berachot over food
Are non-Jews themselves required to recite berachot before and after eating?
According to this for e.g., one is obligated to insist that guests and anyone one gives food to should make a beracha over ...
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Difference between eiver min hachai for Jews and Noahides
Both Jews and Noahides are forbidden to eat aiver min hachai (a limb torn from a live animal).
Is there any difference between the prohibitions for Jews and non-Jews?
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Are Noahides obligated in the commandment of Yibum?
Regarding the subject of Yibum (Levirate marriage), what is the source, if any, that this is also an obligation on a Noahide?
Many of the discussions on this Q&A site concerning Yibum connect to ...
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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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Halachic status of Sikhism as Avoda Zara
Are there any sources that explicitly discuss the halachic status of Sikhism regarding to what extent it follows the Noahide laws, and if it is considered avoda zara or shittuf?
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Can a Jew drink wine of a ger toshav?
I've heard it said that a Jew cannot drink the wine of a non-Jew. Can a Jew drink the wine of a ger toshav?
It appears to me that the reason a Jew cannot drink from a non-Jew's wine is that it is ...
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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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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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Issues of lifnei iver with non-Jews
Is the prohibition against lifnei iver--causing someone to sin--applicable if one causes a non-Jew to violate the Noachide Laws? For example, suppose I (ch"v) give a Noachide something to eat that was ...
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What exactly do Noahides do?
There is a modern "Noahide" movement(I believe propagated by the Lubavitcher Rebbe), where people join together to be b'nei noah and not part of another religion. From some googling, I've seen that ...
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To what extent must we try to convince non-Jews to follow the 7 mitzvot?
It is common to see Jews referring non-Jews who are interested in Judaism but not prepared to commit to following halakha to Noahidism or simply to follow the 7 laws; however, it seems to me to be ...
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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 ...
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Can a Non-Jew attain the highest levels of connectedness to G-d?
Can a Non-Jew who performs the Noahide laws attain the highest levels of connectedness to G-d as a Jew who performs mitzvot?
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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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Is a gentile nation allowed to go to war with another gentile nation?
With recent talks about Russia and Ukraine ongoing invasion of Russia to Ukraine, or China and Taiwan was wondering is there a source in the Torah that would allow or disallow a gentile nation to ...
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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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Names with origins of avoda zara
I gave my daughter a second name after my father's, for which I came up with a female version. I saw that the name does exist, but I never bothered to see the origin for some reason. Now, after five ...
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Does the gentile seeking conversion have more obligations than a Noahide Person?
I am a gentile seeking to convert to Judaism, but I can't make a contact with a Beit Din since there is no Rabbi in my country neither an active Synagogue. But I am very serious toward conversion and ...
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Should gentiles follow more than just seven Noahide laws?
I know that gentiles must follow the 7 Noahide laws. But are there any other moral principles branching out from these that are highly recommended for everyone to follow?
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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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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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Aristotle eating Aiver Min HaChai
I heard there is a Rambam that mentions that Aristotle ate Aiver Min HaChai. I am looking for both the source in the Rambam and any earlier sources that could have been the basis for this.
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Who do B'nei Noach turn to for psak?
My understanding is that there are a few organized groups of non-Jews who strive to follow the Noahide laws. Just like Jews, B'nei Noach might have situations where the correct action to take is ...
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Why do some of the Ten Commandments include Noahide Laws?
Of the Seven Noahide Laws, at least three are identical to one of the Ten Commandments. To be specific I am referring to
Do not murder
Do not steal
Do not deny God
Do not blaspheme
I understand that ...
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Why does Hashem allow Noah et al to eat *all* animals?
Reading the parsha today, I noticed for the first time that Bereishit 9:3-4 seems remarkable (JPS translations):
.כָּל-רֶמֶשׂ אֲשֶׁר הוּא-חַי, לָכֶם יִהְיֶה לְאָכְלָה: כְּיֶרֶק
עֵשֶׂב, נָתַתִּי ...
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