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Dream Catchers as a Native Noahide [closed]
I am Native, and I want to buy a dream catcher, but I'm afraid it'll be bad to have as a noahide. I don't believe it has mythical or magical stuff I just think it's pretty to have in my home. Should I ...
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Is it permissible for a Noahide to become transgender?
In Judaism, there seem to be several prohibitions regarding transgenderism:
The removal of genital organs is forbidden on the basis of the prohibition against "anything which is mauled, crushed, ...
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Ever Encouraging Conversion?
Are there any situations where it is halachickly advisable to encourage someone to convert rather than be Noahide?
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Parameters of לא תעשון כן לה' אלקיכם
There is a prohibition to destroy a synagogue based on the verse (Deut. 12:4) לא תעשון כן לה' אלקיכם, "you shall not do so unto the Lord your God." Rambam, in the minyan hamitzvot at the beginning of ...
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Prayer and the Noahide/Gentile
I know that Noahides have their own siddur and are not bound or obligated to pray, but could one (a Noahide) pray the actual Amhidah for example and omit the words "our" or anything that connects them ...
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Ger Toshav and Chukot hagoyim
If somebody is a Ger Toshav (so an observant noahide who accepts and follows the 7 mitzvot, and gets recognized as such by a Beit din), is there any obligation on them within Chukot Hagoyim (...
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If I don't think that someone would leave Christianity, is it recommended to guide them to more monotheistic/non-Trinitarian Christianity? [closed]
Let's say as a hypothetical: I'm in an argument with a typical trinitarian Christian and they are absolutely stubborn. I can show them all the proofs of the incoherence of the topic of trinity and ...
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The Orthodox approach to R. Benamozegh's theology?
R. Elijah Benamozegh was a 19th century rabbi and kabbalist, who wrote many works of biblical commentary and Jewish responsa, but is chiefly known in the non-Jewish world for his book on religious ...
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Do we charge noahides interest?
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It's known that while charging interest is forbidden to a fellow yid, regarding a nachri, it's a requirement
Does the same apply to a noahide?
Maybe the reason is only because the nachri worships ...
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Does tumah applies in any way to Bnei Noach? [duplicate]
As gentiles also worshipped in the Holy Temple, I wonder if ritual impurity also applied to them
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Is there a rule that non-Jews cannot mention the name of Hashem during prayers?
I have heard someone asking if he can mention the name of HKBH and then he said why is there such a rule that he can't... I never heard such a thing, here is his question:
"Should we not say the name ...
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Reform Judaism as an avenue for Ethical Monotheism for gentiles
If Orthodoxy and Halacha do not see the Reform movement as "valid", then is it fair to say that Reform Judaism is permissible for Gentiles to practice (assuming they have no Jewish ancestry ...
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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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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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A Jew carrying out a death sentence
One of the requirements for Bnei Noah is to set up a system of justice. This would seem to include (unless I'm mistaken) criminal penalties, which could mean capital punishment for certain crimes.
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