Legal Rulings - Revision history

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Elisheva at 18:44, 19 May 2008

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WikSysop: /* Types of Rulings */

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‎Types of Rulings

WikSysop: /* Interaction with Jewish Law */

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‎Interaction with Jewish Law

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‎Interaction with Jewish Law

WikSysop: /* General */

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‎General

WikSysop at 10:51, 18 May 2007

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WikSysop: /* Interaction with Jewish Law */

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 Noahide legal rulings are composed of three kinds of rulings.
-* [[The Seven Laws]] - the basis of all proper religion and belief
+* [[The Seven Laws]] - the basis of proper belief and conduct.
-* [[Subdividing the Seven Laws|Expansion of the Seven Laws]] - derived laws from the first seven, either through logic or comparison with Jewish law.
+* [[Subdividing the Seven Laws|Expansion of the Seven Laws]] - details concerning the application of the basic seven Bnei Noah commandments, as well as injunctions of the Jewish law which Bnei Noah are allowed to take upon themselves, or forbidden.
-* [[National Laws]] - The Bnei Noah legislation does not regulate inheritances and civil matters which are left for a particular country to judge according to their own laws and customs.
+* [[Civil laws]] - Areas not covered by the Bnei Noah commandments such as inheritances,contracts and other civil matters are left to be adjudicated, each nation according to its own laws and customs.
-There is an opinion that there should not be one Code of Law for Noahides, but perhaps 'seventy' codes of law for each of the ''[[seventy nations]]'', where each Code of Law would reflect the national character of that nation.  In this case, the details of the decisions -- particularly where they concern the third type of Noahide law above -- may be different from nation to nation.
+There is an opinion that there should not be one Code of Law for Noahides, but perhaps 'seventy' codes of law for each of the ''[[seventy nations]]'', where each Code of Law would reflect the national character of that nation.  In this case, the details of the decisions -- where they concern the third type of Noahide law above -- may be different from nation to nation.
 Rabbi [[Yaakov Anatoli]] (1194-1256) in ''HaMelamed'' put it this way: When the Noahites were enjoined concerning Justice, they were put under obligation to create legal arrangements .... It is incumbent on the judges to draw up rules of equity that shall be appropriate for that particular country, as exemplified by the manner in which this matter is handled currently by the nations, severally. Likewise, it is incumbent upon merchants and upon the members of the trades to establish regulations for themselves... and whatever emerges as the law in this manner is law, as much as that which is written in the Bible. Furthermore, anyone violating this law violates Scripture, because Scripture commands the individual to accept the decisions of the contemporary jurists. The dictum, "The law of the land is the Law," relates to this concept.<ref>Quoted by Reuben Margolioth, Margolioth Hayarn. Jerusalem: Mosad Harav Kook, 1958, volume 11, page 20. (Sanhedrin 56b, section 9.)</ref>

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 * [[The Seven Laws]] - the basis of all proper religion and belief
 * [[Subdividing the Seven Laws|Expansion of the Seven Laws]] - derived laws from the first seven, either through logic or comparison with Jewish law.
-* [[National Laws]] - rules that are appropriate for a particular country, merchants and trades regulations to promote justice.
+* [[National Laws]] - The Bnei Noah legislation does not regulate inheritances and civil matters which are left for a particular country to judge according to their own laws and customs.
 There is an opinion that there should not be one Code of Law for Noahides, but perhaps 'seventy' codes of law for each of the ''[[seventy nations]]'', where each Code of Law would reflect the national character of that nation.  In this case, the details of the decisions -- particularly where they concern the third type of Noahide law above -- may be different from nation to nation.

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 These rulings are collected here for information puposes only, you should consult your own Rabbi before relying on any opinion stated here.
-The intention is to list the rulings in the same order as topics in the [[Shulchan Aruch]]. It should reflect the daily, yearly and lifetime cycles of personal living. The events occuring more frequently coming before events occuring rarely. National issues which account for the status of Bnei Noah relevant are not dealt with here.
+The intention is to list the rulings in the same order as topics in the [[Shulchan Aruch]]. It should reflect the daily, yearly and lifetime cycles of personal living. The events occuring more frequently coming before events occuring rarely. National issues which account for the status of Bnei Noah are not dealt with here.
 ==Types of Rulings==

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 These rulings are collected here for information puposes only, you should consult your own Rabbi before relying on any opinion stated here.
-The intention is to list the rulings in the same order as topics in the [[Shulchan Aruch]]. It should reflect the daily, yearly and lifetime cycles of living. The events occuring more frequently coming before events occuring rarely.
+The intention is to list the rulings in the same order as topics in the [[Shulchan Aruch]]. It should reflect the daily, yearly and lifetime cycles of personal living. The events occuring more frequently coming before events occuring rarely. National issues which account for the status of Bnei Noah relevant are not dealt with here.
 ==Types of Rulings==

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 There is an opinion that there should not be one Code of Law for Noahides, but perhaps 'seventy' codes of law for each of the ''[[seventy nations]]'', where each Code of Law would reflect the national character of that nation.  In this case, the details of the decisions -- particularly where they concern the third type of Noahide law above -- may be different from nation to nation.
-Rabbi [[Yaakov Anatoli]] (1194-1256) in ''HaMelamed'' put it this way:
+Rabbi [[Yaakov Anatoli]] (1194-1256) in ''HaMelamed'' put it this way: When the Noahites were enjoined concerning Justice, they were put under obligation to create legal arrangements .... It is incumbent on the judges to draw up rules of equity that shall be appropriate for that particular country, as exemplified by the manner in which this matter is handled currently by the nations, severally. Likewise, it is incumbent upon merchants and upon the members of the trades to establish regulations for themselves... and whatever emerges as the law in this manner is law, as much as that which is written in the Bible. Furthermore, anyone violating this law violates Scripture, because Scripture commands the individual to accept the decisions of the contemporary jurists. The dictum, "The law of the land is the Law," relates to this concept.<ref>Quoted by Reuben Margolioth, Margolioth Hayarn. Jerusalem: Mosad Harav Kook, 1958, volume 11, page 20. (Sanhedrin 56b, section 9.)</ref>
 ==Format of Legal Rulings==

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 *[[Non-Jews are assumed to be Noahides by Jewish law]] now-a-days.
 *[[One is not allowed to create a new religion]]
-*[[Optional observances for non-Jews]]
+*[[Optional observances for non-Jews]] Which parts of Torah observance are forbidden to non-Jews?
 *[[Non-Jew in Jewish Law]]

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 ==General==
 *[[Mitvot in Noahide Law]]
-*[[Commandments Dealing With Matters Between Man and G-d]]
+*[[Commandments between Man and G-d]]
 *[[The Laws of Belief]]
 *[[The Prohibition Against Doing Anything that Contradicts the Belief in One God]]

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 ==General==
-*[[On The Importance Of Doing (Fulfilling and Carrying Out)]]
+*[[Mitvot in Noahide Law]]
 *[[Commandments Dealing With Matters Between Man and G-d]]
 *[[The Laws of Belief]]
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 ==Interaction with Jewish Law==
 *[[The Noahide Oath]]
 *[[Noahide doing Melacha on Shabbat for a Jew]]
 *[[Non-Jews are assumed to be Noahides by Jewish law]] now-a-days.