Question: Should the Bnei Noah Pledge be adopted by a Jewish religious court (Beth Din) or the Noahid community can organize their own Beth Din? Answer: According to Maimonides, the recognition of Ben Noah by the Jewish Beth Din is necessary. But in the Jewish tradition, there is another opinion, according to which the Jewish…
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What is the meaning of the Bnei Noah Pledge?
Question: What is the meaning of the Bnei Noah Pledge? Answer: The Pledge is recognition the Divine source of the Torah of Moses and its interpretation in the jewish tradition. And due this fact a commitment to observe the Seven Commandments.
Official recognition a person as the Ben Noah
Question: Why the official recognition a person as the Ben Noah is obligatory (i.e. «The Pledge of Bnei Noah» in the face of the Beth Din — the Jewish religious court)? To my mind, an observe 7 Commandments, have a belief in the heart, love for neighbors and perform good for people are more important….
The birthday
Question: According what calendar will be prefer for Bnei Noah to celebrate their birthday — Jewish or Gregorian? Answer: There is no specific commandment to celebrate the date of birth, that’s why we can’t answer this question from the point of vew «what God wants from us». If Ben Noah has relatieves, with whom he…
Acceptation of the Pledge and the belief in Jesus
A question which was asked in Spanish department оf the Brit Olam I have a hard problem regarding my desire to follow by the way of God of Israel. I believe in Jesus but I do not consider him as a Son of God (or as a “demigod”) and of course, I do not think…
Question: I live in the Russian Far East. On the plot of land that I have for building a private house, there are the remains of a Japanese Shinto sanctuary. These remains are part of a reinforced concrete foundation, hewn blocks made of granite and four Far Eastern yews. These trees are listed in the…
What should we do with fotos of worshiping places?
Question: If a person made photos of the places of worship or idols, or photographed himself against their background, what should be done with such a photos? Should we check our old albums and destroy photos that have idols or places of worship? The answer of Rav Hollander: It is not easy to deside in…
The card reading
Question: In difficult life cases, when we don’t know what to do, and we lose hope, can we ask people who read fortune (read cards) to clarify the situation? Answer of Rav Hollander: If a person turn to fortuneteller, because he believe that she \ he has the supernatural powers, it’s close to idolatry. But…
Prohibition of blasphemy
Question: The prohibition to curse the Name of Most High – this is what was mentioned in Exodus 20,7: « «Thou shalt not take the name of the LORD thy God in vain; for the LORD will not hold him guiltless that taketh his name in vain»? Or is it another commandment? Answer: These two…
The adoption the Pledge and the Share in the Hereafter
Question: Is it an obligatory to accept the Pledge before the Jewish court to have a share in the Hereafter? The answer of Rav Hollander: According to Maimonides, The Ben Noah, who accepted upon him the Seven Commandments, — in accordance with the Jewish tradition, has a share in the Hereafter. The importance of the…