בס”ד MAIMONIDES’ 13 PRINCIPLES OF FAITH: THE SECOND PRINCIPLE: BELIEF INTHE ONENESS OF G-D Hear O Israel, the L-rd is our G-d, the L-rd is One שְׁמַ֖ע יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל ה’ אֱ-לֹהקֵינוּ ה’ ׀ אֶחָֽד׃ 2. Rashi, Isaiah 60:21 “the L-rd is our G-d, the L-rd is One”: Hashem, who is our G-d now,… Read More »THE 13 PRINCIPLES OF FAITH #2: THE ONENESS OF G-D
בס”ד Maimonides’ 13 Principles of Faith All Israel has a share in the World to Come, as the verse states, “and Your people are all righteous; they will inherit the land for eternity, the shoot of My plantings, the work of My Hands, to glorify Me” (Isaiah 60:21). And these… Read More »THE 13 PRINCIPLES OF FAITH #1: EXISTENCE OF G-D
Questions: With regard to idolatry, the entire prohibition is considered to be one commandment, and yet this one commandment has many specific details. For [Bnei Noach] share equally in the selfsame prohibition against idolatry as Israel, to the extent that they are liable in any case where a Jewish bet… Read More »BELIEVE IN G-D
Previously, we said that we know that we have a rabbinic tradition regarding the Sheva Mitzvot—and that we have faith that the rabbinic tradition traces itself back to Moses, as the revelation of the Oral Law alongside the Written Law. The question was, is there a Biblical source for the… Read More »INTRODUCTION TO THE SHEVA MITZVOT BNEO NOACH, PART TWO
בס”ד I Primary Source for the Seven Noahide Laws 1. Tosefta, Avoda Zara, Chapter 9, Mishna 4 Bnei Noach were commanded regarding seven commandments: laws, idolatry, sexual immorality, murder, theft and the eating of the limb of a live animal. על שבע מצות נצטוו בני נח על הדינין ועל עבודת… Read More »INTRODUCTION TO THE SHEVA MITZVOT BNEI NOACH, PART ONE
בס”ד I. To Whom Does the Term “Bnei Noach” Apply a. Practical example: Nedarim 1. Mishna, Nedarim 3:11 “Konam, I will not derive benefit from the property of Bnei Noach”—he may derive benefit from the property of Bnei Yisrael, and is forbidden to derive benefit from the property of the… Read More »THE TECHNICAL DEFINITION OF A BEN NAOCH
I The Unique Relationship of Bnei Yisrael to Shabbat And you, speak to the Children of Israel saying, nevertheless you will guard My Sabbaths, for it is a sign between Me and your children, for your generations, to know that I, Hashem, have sanctified you. וְאַתָּ֞ה דַּבֵּ֨ר אֶל־בְּנֵ֤י יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ לֵאמֹ֔ר… Read More »CAN NOAHIDES OBSERVE SHABBAT?
1 Leviticus 18:5 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 יְהֹוָֽה׃ 2 TB Berakhot 11b Which blessing does one make before reciting passages of Torah?… Read More »TORAH STUDY
בס”ד I Is the Torah only a book of laws? 1 Rashi on Genesis 1:1 Rabbi Yitzchak said, “the Torah would only have needed to begin from החודש הזה לכם, (this month shall be for you, etc.), as it is the first mitzvah that the Children of Israel were commanded.… Read More »TORAH NARRATIVE AND LAW
בס”ד PHARAOH’S COMMAND TO THE HEBREW MIDWIVES 1. Exodus 1:15-17And the king of Egypt said to the Hebrew midwives, one of whose names was Shifra and one whose name was Pu’ah, and he said, “when you birth the Hebrew women, and you see, while they are on the birthstool, that… Read More »ABORTION IN NOAHIDE LAW
