[Avodah] Mitzvot That A Non-Jew Cannot Do

[Richard Wolpoe]

On Dec 31, 2007 5:51 PM, Liron Kopinsky <liron.kopinsky at gmail.com> wrote:

> "Why can't non-Jews keep Shabbat?".
> Discussing it with friends we have basically come to the conclusion that
> the reason Shabbat is specific to Jews is because it is an Ot between us and
> Hashem. This logic would seem to similarly include Tefillin and Brit Mila
> (although for Mila I heard an idea recently that since it is possible that
> all goyim are bnei Avraham maybe they are chayav in Mila too).
> Does anyone know of any other mitzvot that are in this category? Anyone
> know of a good way to explain this idea to someone without a strong Jewish
> background?
> Thanks,
> ~Liron
>

RSR Hirsch's Horeb is replete with mitzovs sorted into different
categories   Osos is one. I would check there first



Kol Tuv / Best Regards,
RabbiRichWolpoe at Gmail.com
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