בס”ד . CAN YOU ASSOCIATE G-D WITH ‘SOMETHING ELSE’? Existence of G-d Rambam, Laws of Fundaments of Torah, 1:1-3 Oneness of G-d Sefer HaIkrim R. Iosef Albo, 4:17 What is shituf – association? Why would it be allowed? ● And if you ask, why is it permitted for them? …All… Read More »INTERMEDIARY – SHITUF – AND BNEI NOACH
בס”ד After this mighty man was weaned, he began to explore and think. Though he was a child, he began to think [incessantly] throughout the day and night, wondering: How is it possible for the sphere to continue to revolve without having anyone controlling it? Who is causing it to… Read More »THE ORIGINS OF IDOLATRY PART II- IDOLATRY UNMASKED; ABRAHAM’S REVOLUTION
בס”ד The foundation of all foundations and the pillar of wisdom is to know that there is a Primary Being who brought into being all existence. All the beings of the heavens, the earth, and what is between them came into existence only from the truth of His being. If… Read More »THE ORIGINS OF IDOLATRY
בס”ד Based on Likutei Sichot, vol. 15, p. 366 . Lighting customs ● After lighting– We kindle these lights [to commemorate] the salvations, miracles and wonders which You have performed for our forefathers, in those days at this time, through Your holy priests. Throughout the eight days of Chanukah, these… Read More »CHANUKAH – SALVATIONS, MIRACLES AND WONDERS
בס”ד בס”ד A very brief summary of the lesson on the universal meaning of Chanukah. It is recommended to watch the entire lesson on Youtube. The Torah combines laws and stories. What does this combination mean for Noahides—non-Jews who follow the Seven Laws to draw closer to G-d? Let’s explore… Read More »TORAH – A BOOK OF LAW AND NARRATIVE
בס”ד בס”ד A very brief summary of the lesson on the universal meaning of Chanukah. It is recommended to watch the entire lesson on Youtube. Chanukah commemorates the victory of the Maccabees over the Greek Seleucid Empire, led by King Antiochus IV, who sought to force cultural assimilation on the… Read More »THE UNIVERSAL MEANING OF CHANUKAH?
בס”ד בס”ד More Mitzvot A Gentile who engages in Torah study is liable to the death penalty. He should only study the Seven Mitzvot [of B’nei Noach]. The general rule is that we do not allow them to create new religions or to invent mitzvot for themselves. Let him… Read More »SHOULD NOAHIDES KEEP MORE MITZVOT?
בס”ד Based on a Letter of the Lubavitscher Rebbe (Dec. 1961) . Akilas and his uncle Midrash Shmot Raba, 30:12 Some definitions… How do we know? Problems with scientific method Fossils… See Talmud Chullin 60a What are the implications? – Prof. Wolfgang Smith (Cosmos, Bios, Theos , pg. 115, ed.… Read More »TORAH AND SCIENCE
בס”ד The heaven and the earth were finished, and all their array. On the seventh day G-d finished the work that He had undertaken: [G-d] ceased on the seventh day from doing any of the work. And G-d blessed the seventh day and declared it holy—having ceased on it from… Read More »CAN NOAHIDES OBSERVE SHABBAT?
בס”ד And you shall guard My statutes and My laws, through the performance of which man shall live, I am the L-rd וּשְׁמַרְתֶּ֤ם אֶת־חֻקֹּתַי֙ וְאֶת־מִשְׁפָּטַ֔י אֲשֶׁ֨ר יַעֲשֶׂ֥ה אֹתָ֛ם הָאָדָ֖ם וָחַ֣י בָּהֶ֑ם אֲנִ֖י ד’׃ 2. TB Berakhot 11b Which blessing does one make before reciting passages of Torah? Rav Yehuda… Read More »TORAH-STUDY FOR NOAHIDES
