בס”ד THE HOUSE OF PRAYER FOR ALL PEOPLES In less than 24 hours, we will begin Tishah B’Av, the ninth day of the month of Av, which begins this year on Monday night. This day is a significant day of mourning for the tragedies that have befallen the Jewish people… Read More »TISHA BE’AV 5784 – THE HOUSE OF PRAYER FOR ALL PEOPLES
בס”ד Gevurot Hashem Parts of Chapter 66 that will be used in the Shiur I. Introduction Whatever G-d does, has a purpose and is important ● He wants to dwell in this World● Otherwise He wouldn’t have done it…● He was together with Man at beginning of Creation● Man’s bad… Read More »THE MAHARAL OF PRAGUE ON THE 7 MITZVOT
בס”ד Holiness in Judaism and Noahism The concept of holiness (kedusha) in Judaism traditionally refers to a sense of separation and dedication to G-d. Holiness involves taking something out of the ordinary and dedicating it to a specific, Divine purpose. This idea manifests in various aspects of Jewish life, including… Read More »NOAHIDES AND HOLINESS
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 SPIRITULE 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
