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Need advice from a learned Jew re: the 'poor'
newman:
Thanks, Lubab....so I can give whatever to whomever and it's still a blessing?
Lubab:
Right. As a Noahide there's only one thing you have to do and that's establish courts of justice (based on the Noahide laws).
All your other 6 commandments are negative commandments. ("shalt nots").
It is praiseworthy to give charity nonetheless.
You can also take on most of the 613 commandments for purposes of receiving reward, but they are not obligatory.
newman:
--- Quote from: lubab on July 22, 2007, 12:32:04 AM ---Right. As a Noahide there's only one thing you have to do and that's establish courts of justice (based on the Noahide laws).
All your other 6 commandments are negative commandments. ("shalt nots").
It is praiseworthy to give charity nonetheless.
You can also take on most of the 613 commandments for purposes of receiving reward, but they are not obligatory.
--- End quote ---
But if we noachides keep Shabbat in the manner of a Jew or wear tassles as a Jew does we're in trouble, I'm told.
We can take on marriage and honouring our parents as extras and most of us already have, but where can I find clear guide lines as to which of the 613 we can follow and which ones we can't.
Lubab:
To my knowledge, Shabbos and tefillin are the only ones that are a problem. I had never heard that Tzitzis was a problem, but I could see why it might be.
I don't know of any list. But I'lll tell you what-if you feel you want to take on a Mitzvah, let me know what it is and I will look into it for you.
Also, I always tell Noahides that they should be active in trying to influence their governments to establish their laws based on the Noahide laws. This is your only positive commandment and not one government today has it.
In Austraillia actually, is proabably your best shot at creating a Noahide government. Maybe start with a letter-writting campaign, then you could run a Noahide candidate, start a Noahide party etc.
It's important the Noahide laws be kept because they are commanded by G-d, not just because we think they make sense. This is the only path to true morality.
newman:
I don't know of any noachide laws not enforced by our courts. Even the Japanese resteraunts aren't allowed to eat lobsters alive now. Boiling crabs / shrimp alive might be a violation, though.
From memory, the Jewish-only laws we can't follow tend to be things that constitute impersonation of a Jew: Tzitzis, peyot, tefflin, mezuzot, strict Shabbat observence etc. We can wear a kippa in shull and there is a noachide prayer shawl that has no tzitzis and a rainbow pattern around the edge instead of blue. The celebration of Jewish holidays is a bit of a grey area. I think noachides should celebrate all Jewish holidays as they all comemorate the deliverence of the Jews in some respect for which we goyim should give thanks. It is probably the manner in which we celebrate them that is more important as with Shabbat.
The principle behind this is that if the goyim look and act the same as Jews, the other goyim won't know who the difference between Jews and gentiles. It's the same reason catholic lay persons don't wear priest's collars or nuns' habbits.
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