[Avodah] Required beliefs

[Micha Berger]

On Thu, July 12, 2007 6:09 pm, Rich, Joel wrote:
:>From <http://www.jlaw.com/Articles/noach2.html>, footnote 53:
:> Rabbi Yosef Engel, Beit Otzar Marechet 1-1: '7, 9. "The seven
:> Noachide commandments are still obligatory to Jews, and their
:> authority derives from their pre-Sinai obligation. The Torah...
:> merely added to Noachide laws..."

: If this literally mean " merely added to  Noachide laws..." -  why
: would we need the concept of there is nothing forbidden to Non-jews is
: permitted to jews?

The concept wouldn't be redundant, it would be a consequence. Why is
it impossible for such issurim to exist, because the Beris Sinai is a
layer on top of Beris Noach.

On Fri, July 13, 2007 9:31 am, Rich, Joel wrote:
: 		Note also that in hilchot mlachim by milchema the Rambam
: says they must be given chance to make brit that they will accept the
: 7 mitzvot - I wonder if there too he means belief as well as action?

Must be, since in this case he isn't merely defining chasidei umos
ha'olam, but the subset of them who qualify as geirei toshav. If CUhA
must obey from belief, al achas kamah vekamah...

Tir'u baTov!
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