Practically speaking this means that one BN should not condemn another BN who does or does not keep Shabbat or wear Tsitsit. The problem with the Siddur is that there are statements which don't make sense for a BN to say, but there is nothing in a Jewish siddur which is forbidden for a BN to pray. As far as the advisability of taking on Jewish mitzvot, there are several issues involved and the beis din will hopefully address them in the future.

==Rambam Approach==

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In the Rambam's Mishneh Torah, as listed in the book Path of the Righteous Gentile the following Jewish commandments as forbidden to Noahides:

* Observing the Sabbath in the manner of the Jews (resting from the actions that were needed for the building of the Tabernacle during the Exodus from Egypt)

* Observing the Jewish holy days in the manner of the Jews (resting in a similar manner to the Sabbath)

* Studying those parts of the Torah that do not apply to the Noahides’ service of G-d

* Writing a Torah scroll (the Five Books of Moses) or receiving an aliyah to the Torah (reading a portion of the Torah at a public gathering)

* Making, writing, or wearing tefilin, the phylacteries worn during prayer that contain portions of the Torah

* Writing or affixing a mezuzah, the parchment containing portions of the Torah, to one's doorposts or gateposts

The particular list of observances is from the Rambam's Mishneh Torah in the section on Laws of Kings, is specifically dealing with those Jewish observances which are restricted only because of their inherent level of sanctity/holiness. That issue does not apply to tzitzis. However, the Rambam did cite restrictions on tzitzis for Gentiles as a practical matter, in his section of Mishneh Torah on Laws of Tzitzis.<ref>http://www.asknoah.org/forums/archive/index.php?thread-15.html</ref>

==Rabbi Schochet (United Noahide Academies)==

Rabbi Schochet says: Noahide men (or women) should not buy their own tallis gadol to use during their daily morning prayers, or a tallis katan to wear continually (even with the tzitzis fringes not showing). The tallis is a uniquely Jewish symbol. Thus a Noahide who wears a tallis is likely to be mistaken for a Jew in a synagogue service or in other settings (including the places where a Noahide might go without hesitation, but which would be forbidden for an observant Jew to be seen there).

Also, if a tzitzis fringe on a Noahide's tallis came undone on the end and he retied it himself, it would be forbidden for a Jew to put on that tallis, since it would no longer be fulfilling the mitzvah, and thus the four-corned garment would be forbidden for him to wear. This is one reason why a Noahide should not have his own tallis, because it might get acquired or borrowed by a Jew.

But even without that possibility, Noahides should not acquire and/or wear tallis or tefillin, or do the other things quoted above from the book "Path of the Righteous Gentile." There are and must remain these clear lines of distinction between Jews and Gentiles.

Furthermore, tallis and tefilin, though somehow related in practice to Jewish prayer, actually are independent mitzvos and have nothing to do with prayer-services and do not add to them. They are distinct mitzvos on their own. Thus it should be emphasized that the only "enhancing tools" for prayer by Noahides are sincerity and submission to G-d.<ref>ibid.</ref>

Director Michael says: The scriptural observance of the Jewish mitzvah of tallis does not require that a tallis be worn, or that the tzitzis fringes must be showing.

The scriptural commandment is that IF a Jewish man decides to put on any four-cornered garment (four sharp corners, not rounded corners, on a "garment" as it defined by Torah law), it must have kosher tzitzis fringes affixed to it on all the four corners. The tzitzis fringes do not have to be visible to others in order to satisfy the commandment.

For example, when a Jewish man buys a four-cornered plastic rain pancho, he is required to cut one of the corners into a rounded shape so he can wear it without having to have kosher tzitzis fringes tied on the corners.

That is an aspect of the mitzvah that a Noahide CAN perform without hesitation. The Noahide can buy a four-cornered garment which does not have tzitzis, cut one of the edges into a round shape, and then wear it however he wishes (on the outside, or as an under-shirt). He can even tie his own tzitzis-like fringes (even with seven strings to represent the Seven Noahide Laws, etc. etc.) on the three sharp corners and the one rounded corner. This can be worn as an outside garment whenever desired IF it will not be mistaken at first glance for a Jewish tallis (like the example of a plastic rain pancho). Or it can be worn on the inside with the fringes not showing.<ref>ibid.</ref>

==Chabad Approach==

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