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The Torah Allows Gentiles to Offer Particular Animal Sacrifices, Even Today

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Ulli:
Has any gentile done a whole burned sacrifice according to the laws, the Chafetz Chaim explained, in recent times?

edu:
Ulli asks
Has any gentile done a whole burned sacrifice according to the laws, the Chafetz Chaim explained, in recent times?
I don't know. But in general, there is a much greater interest by gentiles in the 7 laws of Noach, then in the past, because various events have weakened the power/influence of other religious ideologies and because modern history seems to be developing along a path that indicates to the Gentiles that the Jews were right  all along about the Tanach. Also certain Jews, feel more secure in doing outreach to the Gentiles than in the past.
I'm sure someone could also add other good reasons.
Do I think that Gentiles offering sacrifices is good for them? Seemingly, yes. Noach{Noah} was praised for the sacrifices he brought and gained a greater closeness to G-d.
Furthermore, if the Jews see Gentiles offering sacrifices to G-d it will encourage the Jews to want the Temple rebuilt by practical, realistic methods.

Kahane-Was-Right BT:

--- Quote from: edu on August 26, 2010, 11:13:29 PM ---To Kahane-Was-Right BT
From the name you chose it is obvious that you are a Rabbi Kahane supporter.
Although, I can't testify what was going on in the entire period since Rabbi Kahane's Yeshiva in Jerusalem was established but I know as an absolute fact, that at least for a period of 2 years that I was close to the Yeshiva, when the head of the Yeshiva, Rabbi Yehuda Kroyser, taught these sections of the Talmud relating to Animal sacrifices, he would end off teaching from Chafetz Chaim's Likutei Halachot, to come away with a halachic conclusion and summary of the subjects touched upon in the Talmud.

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That's fine and dandy, but the fact of what I said remains.    I'm not saying the halacha is not like what you wrote.   I was only disputing a claim you made about the Chofetz Chaim (and Mishna Brura, particularly) in general.   And maybe what you said regarding Chafetz Haim it's true about animal sacrifices but not in other areas of halacha.   You implied that this was the case in all areas of halacha and that is what I disputed.

edu:
After Noach{Noah} was saved from the flood, he deduced that the reason that G-d wanted him to take 7,7 of the pure/tahor animals while of the impure it was enough to have a male and female, because he was hinting to Noach, to bring sacrifices after his rescue.
Noach the righteous man, understood G-d's will and so:
Bereishit/Genesis 8:20 "And Noach built an altar to G-d, and took of every pure/tahor beast and every pure/tahor bird and offered wholly burnt offerings (olot) on the altar".
G-d viewed Noach's sacrifice very favorably and gave him and his offspring a blessing. See Bereishit/Genesis for details.
From here, a good Gentile, should learn that although G-d doesn't obligate him to bring sacrifices, it is a good thing to do. And especially if a Gentile is blessed with great wealth, he should ask himself, for what purpose did G-d give me this. Perhaps in order to serve G-d in a great way and to bring great blessing to the world.

edu:
Let's say there are righteous Gentiles out there who are convinced and want to go to the next step of getting practical advice from Rabbis how to build an altar an how to do the sacrifice; who to contact?
One organization I can think of right away is the Temple Institute also called Machon Hamikdash who are involved with building the vessels of the Temple.
Here is a link http://www.templeinstitute.org/contact.htm
I have other alternatives which I might present later.

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