Drinking Blood

Q: Is a Noahide allowed to eat blood? Q: Is a Noahide allowed to eat (or drink) blood? It seems that this is not explicitly prohibited. A: There are only two cases where blood is forbidden to a Noahide. (1) Blood from a creature which has been removed while the creature is still alive. Examples ...

Eating Fish

Q: Should we stop eating fish because of the cruel way they are often killed? Q: The Torah prohibits making an animal suffer. In fishing, especially commercial production, the fish are usually dumped to the bottom of the hold of a ship, where they are left to suffocate and die, or they are frozen while they are ...

Stealing

Q: What should a Noahide do if he stole something without intending to do so? Q: What should a Noahide do if he stole something without intending to do so and found out about it later on? – If the stolen object still exists? – If the object no longer exists? – If the ...

Neutering a Cat

Q: Is a Noahide allowed to have her pet cat operated on to be neutered? Q: Is a Noahide allowed to have her pet cat operated on to be neutered? The woman has read that Jews are not allowed to castrate a pet. Her cat has given birth twice and this is causing her problems. ...

Marriage

Hello Rabbi, I have a question concerning marriage for Noahides. Where do Noahides get married? And how is the process? I believe this is an important matter for the Noahide community. Thank you Rabbi for reading my questions. Looking forward in hearing from you.     ...

Bnei Noach Burials

Q: Does the Rambam imply that Noahides should be buried together with Jews? Q: In the Mishneh Torah “Kings and Their Wars” 10:12, the Rambam says, the sages commanded us to visit sick idol worshippers, to bury their dead together with the Jewish dead and support their poor along with the Jewish poor for the sake ...

Kosher Laws

Why not chicken and dairy? You are not eating dairy that came from a chicken…Shouldn’t this technically be Kosher? Is more expectable than drinking a glass of milk, waiting 3 to 6 hours and then having a steak,because the mother and kid are boiling in your guts and being digested together? Name:JulieSPEEmail:QEmailDetails: ...

burial

What is the recommended burial practice for a BN ? Name:Stephen I. TernyikEmail:StephenJehucal@web.deDetails: ...

Recognition for a Remote Noahide

Q: What is the benefit of recognition for a Bat Noach who lives in a remote location? Q: This question has been asked before and answered, but I am raising it again specifically with respect to a woman, a Bat Noach, who lives in a very distant place. This situation is typical in Russia. The question: What ...

Must a Noahide learn Hebrew?

Q: Should a Bat Noach make an effort to learn Hebrew? Q: Should a Bat Noach make an effort to learn Hebrew? I have been observing the Seven Mitzvot for 17 years, but I can only read the Torah in Russian. In my area there is no way for me to learn Hebrew since the only Jewish organization ...