[Avodah] 7MBNoach: Stricter or Less-Strict?

[Harvey Benton]

 We recently had in the Chumash the episode (according to
Chazal) of the Brother’s of Joseph arguing their status (Jew vs. non-Jew)
regarding the issue of Ever Min Hachai.

 

The Brothers held themselves to be Jews, and thus were able
to eat of a still moving animal that had been killed for eating (more maikel)
without violating AMHachai.  Joseph held
that the Brothers were considered (pre-Siani?) as non Jews, and thus were bound
by the more strict (machmir) law of the Sheva Mitzvos Bnei Noah (7MBN) in
regard to the AMHachai halacha. 

 

But 1. We have the concept of Maalin Bakodesh … and 2. Specifically
with regards to Geirus, we say that if 2 sisters converted to Judaism, though
they are technically permitted to the same husband in Judaism because of their
new status, we don’t allow it, so that people should not say that the Sisters
went from a higher standard (pre-Geirus) to a lower standard (post-Geirus).  It appears from this, that we hold Judaism to
be of a higher standard in strictness than the 7MBN.

 

Here we have 2 cases at apparent odds: 1. Aver Min Hachai
where Judasim is LESS strict than the 7MBNoach.  and  2.
the inyan mentioned (re the 2 sisters) where we don’t want people to say they
went to a lower standard after converting. 
This means we hold Judaism to be MORE strict than the 7MBN.

 

I was always under the impression that Judaism is more strict
in the laws that it has in common with the 7MBN??.  For instance belief in shitfus is ok for a
non-Jew, but not for Jews. 

 

Is the EMHachai Halacha just an exception?? Are there other
exceptions??  Kol Tuv, HB

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