בס”ד Genesis 39: 1-6 When Joseph was taken down to Egypt, Potiphar, a courtier of Pharaoh and his prefect —a [type of] Egyptian official —bought him from the Ishmaelites who had brought him there. וְיוֹסֵ֖ף הוּרַ֣ד מִצְרָ֑יְמָה וַיִּקְנֵ֡הוּ פּוֹטִיפַר֩ סְרִ֨יס פַּרְעֹ֜ה שַׂ֤ר הַטַּבָּחִים֙ אִ֣ישׁ מִצְרִ֔י מִיַּד֙ הַיִּשְׁמְעֵאלִ֔ים אֲשֶׁ֥ר הוֹרִדֻ֖הוּ שָֽׁמָּה׃… Read More »THE SUCCESS OF YOSEF
בס”ד Noahides often feel like a man without a country, because unlike the Jewish people, whose connection to Torah is accompanied by millenia of heritage, there does not seem to be, at first glace, a parallel Noahide tradition. Is it possible, by retracing our steps through the Bible, through history… Read More »The Ancient Spiritual Heritage
בס”ד Therefore, a man leaves his father and his mother and cleaves to his wife, and they become as one flesh. עַל־כֵּן֙ יַֽעֲזׇב־אִ֔ישׁ אֶת־אָבִ֖יו וְאֶת־אִמּ֑וֹ וְדָבַ֣ק בְּאִשְׁתּ֔וֹ וְהָי֖וּ לְבָשָׂ֥ר אֶחָֽד׃ 2. Sanhedrin 58a As it is taught in a Baraita, (Genesis 2:24) “Therefore, a man leaves his father and his… Read More »SEXUAL MORALITY IN THE 7 NOAHIDE LAWS- PART 1
בס”ד The terumah of a non-Jew or a Samaritan is considered terumah, and their hekdesh is considered hekdesh. הַנָּכְרִי וְהַכּוּתִי, תְּרוּמָתָן תְּרוּמָה, וּמַעַשְׂרוֹתֵיהֶן מַעֲשֵׂר, וְהֶקְדֵּשָׁן הֶקְדֵּשׁ 2. Rashi, commentary on Numbers 23:4 “The seven altars”: The verse does not say, “I have arranged seven altars”, but rather, “the seven altars”.… Read More »ARE NOAHIDES REWARDED FOR KEEPING MORE THAN 7?
בס”ד Rabbi Yossi ben Rabbi Chanina said: any mitzvah that was stated to Bnei Noach and repeated at Sinai is applicable to both [Bnei Noach and Bnei Yisrael]. If a mitzvah was given to Bnei Noach but not repeated at Sinai, it applies to Israel and not to the Bnei… Read More »ARE NOAHIDES REQUIRED TO BE FRUITFUL AND MULTIPLY?
בס”ד And the blood on the houses where you are staying shall be a sign for you: when I see the blood I will pass over you, so that no plague will destroy you when I strike the land of Egypt. וְהָיָה֩ הַדָּ֨ם לָכֶ֜ם לְאֹ֗ת עַ֤ל הַבָּתִּים֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר אַתֶּ֣ם שָׁ֔ם… Read More »THE UNIVERSAL MEANING OF PASSOVER
בס”ד The Rabbis taught: Bnei Noach were commanded seven laws: establishing courts of law, blasphemy, idolatry, sexual immorality, murder, theft, and eating the limb of a live animal. תנו רבנן שבע מצות נצטוו בני נח דינין וברכת השם ע”ז גילוי עריות ושפיכות דמים וגזל ואבר מן החי 2. Rambam,… Read More »INTRODUCTION TO THE PARAMETERS OF THEFT
בס”ד When humankind began to increase on earth and daughters were born to them, the divine beings saw how pleasing the human women were and took wives from among those who delighted them.— G-d said, “My breath shall not abide in humankind forever, since it too is flesh; let the… Read More »THE SPIRITUAL PROBLEM OF THEFT
בס”ד I. PERSONAL AUTONOMY FROM A JEWISH PERSPECTIVE Leviticus 19:28 And you shall not make any cuttings in your flesh for the dead, nor imprint any marks upon you: I am G-d. ויקרא פרק יט (כח) וְשֶׂרֶט לָנֶפֶשׁ לֹא תִתְּנוּ בִּבְשַׂרְכֶם וּכְתֹבֶת קַעֲקַע לֹא תִתְּנוּ בָּכֶם אֲנִי יְקֹוָק:… Read More »END OF LIFE TOPICS 2 – MURDER AND SUICIDE
בס”ד By the sweat of your brow shall you eat bread, until you return to the ground; for you were taken from the dust, and to the dust you shall return. בְּזֵעַ֤ת אַפֶּ֙יךָ֙ תֹּ֣אכַל לֶ֔חֶם עַ֤ד שֽׁוּבְךָ֙ אֶל־הָ֣אֲדָמָ֔ה כִּ֥י מִמֶּ֖נָּה לֻקָּ֑חְתָּ כִּֽי־עָפָ֣ר אַ֔תָּה וְאֶל־עָפָ֖ר תָּשֽׁוּב׃ II. Burial 2. Deuteronomy 21:22-3… Read More »END OF LIFE TOPICS 1 – TSELEM ELOKIM
