The Obligation to protect other people’s belongings The prohibition of theft The prohibition of theft has everything to do with respect for the prohibition of others. That also means that you can’t just borrow something from someone without anyone knowing. In “The Divine Code” it is written as follows: “It… Read More »The obligation to protect other people’s belonings – How I laughed as I hid his wallet
We have our bodies on borrow. This means that we cannot and should not just do anything and everything with it. We are not allowed to harm our bodies without – medical – reason. This means, for example, that we do not perform cosmetic surgery on our bodies unless there… Read More »Tattoos and Noahides
The Obligation to protect other people’s belongings The prohibition of theft It seems logical, what is yours is yours and what is mine is mine. In “The Divine Code” this Mitzvah occupies more space than the others. Theft happens faster than you think. Taking someone’s car is obvious, but is… Read More »The obligation to protect other people’s belonings – I took a paperclib, so what…
The Obligation to protect human life The prohibition of murder and injury Suffering of a person can sometimes appear as unbearable to the person and his surroundings. If healing is possible, one should always help and assist one’s neighbor by all means possible to bridge this difficult period in his… Read More »The obligation to protect human life – Is mercy killing forbidden?
The Obligation to protect human life The prohibition of murder and injury The prohibition of forbidden sexual relationship ensures that unwanted pregnancies do not occur. Every child should be wanted and grow up with parents who lovingly protect and educate them. To abort an unwanted child is tantamount to murder.… Read More »The obligation to protect human life – Is abortion permitted if the mother’s life is endangered?
The Obligation to protect human life The prohibition of murder and injury It seems and is it a logical prohibition not to kill another human being. Mankind was created in G-d’s Image and, therefore, possesses a dimension of Holiness (Genesis 1:27). When a man is murdered, it diminishes the Image… Read More »The obligation to protect human life – It makes sense not to kill anyone, right…?
The Obligation to have mercy on a animal The prohibition of eating any part of a live animal The prohibition against eating meat from a live animal is an important one. Eating a small piece of meat is an offence. How do we know for sure that an animal is… Read More »The obligation to have mercy on an animal – How do we know that an animal is really dead?
Genesis 1:36 “And G-d said, “Let us make humankind in our image, after our likeness. They shall rule the fish of the sea, the birds of the sky, the cattle, the whole earth, and all the creeping things that creep on earth.”” A question frequently asked is who is meant… Read More »Let Us Make Humankind – “Us”?
In a nutshell, anyone who is descended from Noah is a ben (son) or bat (daughter) of Noah, i.e., a Noahide. When Noah went out of the ark, the Rainbow Covenant became effective for all mankind. Everyone must obey the 7 Laws of Noah. However mankind left the Rainbow Covenant… Read More »HOW TO BECOME A PIOUS NOAHIDE?
The Obligation to have Mercy on a Animal The prohibation of meat from a living animal The prohibition – eiver min ha’chai – seems obvious, but it contains more details than what one initially thinks. Genesis 9:4 says, “But flesh with its soul, and its blood, you shall not eat.”… Read More »The obligation to have mercy on an animal – What is the proper Torah approach for meat consumption by an observant Noahide?
