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Is a gentile who studies the Torah liable to death or highest respect?
Interesting question!
The Gemara indeed says:
And Rabbi Yoḥanan says: A gentile who engages in Torah study is liable to receive the death penalty; as it is stated: “Moses commanded us a law [torah], ...
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How long does a minor convert have to reject their conversion before it becomes permanent?
Tosfos in Kesubos 11A says that once he became a gadol and acted like a Jew one time, then it’s too late to reverse it
לכי גדלה - וא"ת והלא כבר גדולה היא שהיא נערה כיון שהיא בת קנס ומפרש ר"...
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Examples of forbidden behaviors for Jews permitted toward gentiles
Another two examples are:
Having benefit from a gentile mistake. Although the great majority of poskim forbid to mislead a gentile, if the gentile erred by himself, one is not required to correct his ...
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Examples of forbidden behaviors for Jews permitted toward gentiles
Considering Chullin 115b - Although the Nevelah prohibition [Devarim 14:21] would allow "perished" livestock to be sold to Ger & Foreigners, the Orlah prohibition [Vayiqra 19:23] would ...
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Examples of forbidden behaviors for Jews permitted toward gentiles
A very simple rule of thumb for all of those rules.
Anything a gentile is not forbidden in the seven Noachite laws from doing to a Jew, a Jew is likewise not forbidden from doing to a gentile.
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Examples of forbidden behaviors for Jews permitted toward gentiles
Lending with interest for one:
"You may not take interest from you brother, neither interest on (a) money (loan) nor interest on (a) food (loan); You may take interest from the foreigner..." ...
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