tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21749731.post6204254825793255758..comments2023-10-12T10:09:54.121-04:00Comments on Believing is Knowing: Korbanot and Mitzvot: Defining the Issues.David Guttmannhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07668302013143561290noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21749731.post-19475012079196438882008-03-14T16:51:00.000-04:002008-03-14T16:51:00.000-04:00R. Micha Thank you. I had not yet seen the Narboni...R. Micha <BR/><BR/>Thank you. I had not yet seen the Narboni. I usually leave the meforshim for later after I work through the Rambam myself as far as I can.<BR/><BR/>Shabbat Shalom.David Guttmannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07668302013143561290noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21749731.post-41227050138876641122008-03-14T10:55:00.000-04:002008-03-14T10:55:00.000-04:00Did you see the Narvoni on the Moreh?I discussed i...Did you see the Narvoni on the Moreh?<BR/><BR/>I discussed it in the <A HREF="http://www.aishdas.org/mesukim" REL="nofollow">Mesukim miDevash</A> on <A HREF="http://www.aishdas.org/mesukim" REL="nofollow">parashas Vayiqra</A>.michahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13610506439687098313noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21749731.post-85737000678327633612008-03-13T19:02:00.000-04:002008-03-13T19:02:00.000-04:00Of course in Hilchot Melachim u'Milchamoteihem we ...Of course in Hilchot Melachim u'Milchamoteihem we read:<BR/><BR/>We should not prevent a gentile [a noahide, a ben no'ach] who desires to perform one of the Torah's commandments in order to receive merit [or reward], from doing so, [provided] he performs it as required.<BR/><BR/>If he brings [an animal] as a burnt offering we should receive it.<BR/><BR/>If he [the noahide] gives charity we should accept it from him. . . By contrast, if an idolator [an akkum] gives charity, we should accept it from him and give it to the foreign [the akkum, non-Jewish] poor.<BR/><BR/>If anyone is interested in learning more about the Sheva Mitzvot, there is a new Noahide Shulchan Aruch that was just written by Rabbi Moshe Weiner:<BR/><BR/>http://www.judaism.com/display.asp?nt=DH&keyword=sheva%20mitzvot&etn=CDGCDAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21749731.post-52771557008932716522008-03-13T16:13:00.000-04:002008-03-13T16:13:00.000-04:00>isn't v'kivshuah a commandment for all human bein...>isn't v'kivshuah a commandment for all human beings to learn about the universe and then take control of it, with the goal being to find G-D and then emulate him.<BR/><BR/>I think it was already pointed out on this blog in comments that Vekivshua is not listed as a command. I did not react because I agree. It is more an issue of setting a mission that man conquer his environment. It would seem to me to be more the mission to learn the sciences and how the world works from a physical point and take control of it. What you are talking about is totally different and it is Vehalachta Bidrachav. But even there I don't think the social laws are for that purpose. They are rather for maintaining a good society. <BR/><BR/>Bnei Noach have the same need to find God but they cannot avail themselves of the tools the Torah gives a Jew. He would have to convert to be able to use it. That explains why Torah is a gift in the words of the Rabbis.<BR/><BR/>Like I said I am no expert in the halacha of BN. I hate to discuss something I have not worked out at least studying the sources more carefully.David Guttmannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07668302013143561290noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21749731.post-39411140954159632482008-03-13T15:42:00.000-04:002008-03-13T15:42:00.000-04:00isn't v'kivshuah a commandment for all human being...isn't v'kivshuah a commandment for all human beings to learn about the universe and then take control of it, with the goal being to find G-D and then emulate him.That is why the social laws are so important and are singled out and listed as the seven laws of noah.The same rules were repeated to Moshe when he was told by G-D the thirteen attributes.This was in response to moshe's question how he can know G-D.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21749731.post-89246641571975408522008-03-13T05:12:00.000-04:002008-03-13T05:12:00.000-04:00ben noach,That is a very good question and I would...ben noach,<BR/><BR/>That is a very good question and I would have to think much more about it. I am no expert in the halachot that deal with bnei noach. <BR/><BR/>My first reaction, and usually it is incorrect, is that the commandments being a concession one needs to accept them in their entirety for the exception to be applicable. <BR/><BR/>Judicial system is not a concession as it is a societal necessity.David Guttmannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07668302013143561290noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21749731.post-24997930253959244552008-03-12T23:40:00.000-04:002008-03-12T23:40:00.000-04:00"Mitzvot, especially positive commandments, are me..."Mitzvot, especially positive commandments, are merely a concession to the human need for expressing an emotion through practical worship."<BR/><BR/>Why then do Noahides have no positive commandments other than maintaining a judicial system?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com