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[ask_lost_pass]Q: Can you recommend any books for Bnei Noach? What do you recommend for an in-depth study of the Seven Mitzvot? Is there halachic literature for Bnei Noach? Q: Dear Rabbi, I have been interested in Judaism for several years. At first, I visited Jewish websites, I listened to lectures on the approach of Judaism and ...
Q: What is lacking in the world because of the destruction of the Temple? Q: What is lacking in the world because of the destruction of the Temple? A: The Talmud states that if the world knew what they were missing because of the destruction of the Temple, the nations would have placed armed guards around ...
Q: Is it proper for a Noahide to show hostility towards Christians? Q: I personally know one Noahide well. This person is the most hateful person towards Christians I have ever seen. He is mocking, insulting and demeaning. He claims that is how all Noahides feel about Christians. Reading your website I find this behavior troubling. ...
Q: My experience until now is that many people want to convert, mostly ex-Christians, instead of remaining non-Jewish. One of the reasons is that they miss any structure and daily guideline. Can you explain what profit there is in remaining a Noahide ? A: Remaining a Noahide is to be righteous among the nations even if the ...
Q: If, as you write, “The Jew is required to believe only that which has been proven to be correct.” How can a Jew be required to believe in Rambam’s 13 articles of faith: including Revelation, resurection of the dead, or indeed even an omnipotent, historically-involved, incorporeal and eternal God? Q: If, as you write elsewhere in this site, ...
Q: Why is it written in the Baraita that ‘tsedakah (charity) for an ulterior motive’ is still tsedakah ONLY for Israel and NOT for the idol worshippers? — Questions by: Mattitjahu. Replies by Rabbi Oury Cherki in bold type. 1. The Tanya (end of Chapter 1) refers to Mishlei 14:34 and the explanation from ...
Q: Can sources other than the Torah serve a Noahide as the basis for his life? What makes a religion not a Noahide movement? — Questions by Mattitjahu; replies by Rabbi Oury Sherki in bold type. When somebody is a Noahide by logic and intellect and therefore accepts the seven mitzvot, then: 1. Is it true that other sources can be his source for his way ...
Q: Why does the Tanya speak about two souls? Why are Orthodox rabbis so stringent about conversion? — Questions by Mattitjahu; replies by Rabbi Oury Sherki in bold type. 1. Why does the Tanya speak about two souls, and the kabbalah about three levels of the soul? (That is: why does the Kabbalah divide ...