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Who has to keep the seven laws of Noah? Why are they called Noahide laws? An in-depth look at this set of laws.

The Seven Noahide Laws

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By Nissan Dovid Dubov
Rabbi Nissan D. Dubov is director of Chabad Lubavitch in Wimbledon, UK.
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October 24, 2012
When EVERY Jew takes his/her role of being a priest unto the world seriously then I think the Messianic age will have arrived, at the moment it is unclear.
Anonymous
UK
October 21, 2012
In 2007 the Chief Rabbi of Israel declared, of Hinduism and Judaism "1. Their respective Traditions teach that there is One Supreme Being who is the Ultimate Reality, who has created this world in its blessed diversity and who has communicated Divine ways of action for humanity, for different peoples in different times and places." With this and the rest of the statements of the "Declaration of Mutual Understanding and Cooperation from the First Jewish-Hindu Leadership Summit" between Rabbi Yona Metzger, Chief Rabbi of Israel, and Swami Dayanand Saraswati, of the Hindu Dharma Acharya Sabha, it was established that the Hindus are indeed observant Noachides!
Shruti
New York
September 9, 2012
To the Rabbi, thank you for this informative discussion! Speaking as a Hindu this was very interesting to me. Much of what you shared with regard to these Noachide Laws, including these laws themselves, is very much in line with our beliefs!

To the commenters, Hinduism IS a monotheistic faith. The rumour that our faith is not is a myth that was spread, and at times even wrongly taught in Western schools, both by those who innocently misunderstood us and lying missionaries of other religions (especially Christianity).

True faith of the books (which actually follows our scriptures) is purely monotheistic and we don't believe that all "gods" are one God either. That is a concocted non-scriptural belief.
Hindu
January 26, 2012
Noahide Laws
Ack! This is so exciting! Surely the Messiah can't be far off?!?!
June
Mercersburg, PA
December 26, 2011
Good teaching
I have been a Noahide for several years and love learing Torah from Chabad.org. The Jews are the heart and brain, the noahides are the limbs. What good is a brain and heart without limbs? and what good are limbs without a brain and heart? We are all a part of the whole. Regarding the comment above about not teaching the noahide laws because it will cause people to stray from Torah - the noahide laws are Torah - hello. It is a noahides desire to live within the Torah under the guidance of Torah scholars.
Brian Bond
amarillo, TX
June 2, 2011
G_d?
Is G_d a concept? Obviously this goes beyond human conception but if we make a concept and carry it round with us we are lugging around a small piece of mental mass (all thought has mass) which is in fact an idol. How do you get round this?
Anonymous
Durham, UK
August 23, 2009
i am glad moshe that you said G-d is a el of all nations and not just you all jews but what i believe is that if u love g-d with all your heart and soul and abides in his laws you are an isrealite, cause it is the laws that makes isreal who they are.the next point is that you shouldn't even be telling people about those noahide laws cause g-d will have you accountable for straying people from the torah, thank you.
elasah ben abraham
castries, st lucia
July 20, 2009
To Moshe Ben Yakov, Los Angeles, CA
Open your mind Moshe. You studied only what you wanted to study in order to disprove other religion. To begin with Judaism is not a religion as well as Hinduism...Organised religion is for an idiotic mind.

Secondly, people are free to make up their own mind without being shackled by any religion. It's a fact about every human being on this earth which deconstructs the theory of religion as truth. Religion is for the dogmatic, the ignorant, the follower who is unable to think.

Thirdly regarding Hinduism, Supreme G_d is Brahman & that's to apprise you that blasphemy from your part against G_d is yours to deal with not mine, not anybody's...So you believe in TRUE religion or G_d? It cannot be both. G_d stands alone without the need for religion to be understood! Religion at best offers a cultural and ritualistic approach (i.e controlled by religious institutions) to G_d not to be misunderstood with G_d himself!

The importance of religion has gain precedence over G_d unfortunately. But G_d is for all !
Religion or G_d?
September 30, 2008
Thank you
i have wznted to find out more of my forefathers religion since they are jews of the 18 century...and i would like to know more...thank you for your web site.
lavenia
Lambasa
September 5, 2008
Noahide Laws
Thank you for helping to put my life togather.
Tony Goodwin
Stone Mountain, Ga
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