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<DIV><BR>>>The Gemara in Sanhedrin 59a tells us that a goy who learns
Torah is<BR>chayav misa. If so what were they allowed to learn in Shem and
Ever's<BR>yeshiva? What did they learn all day?<<</DIV>
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<DIV>My husband used to teach Noahide classes and still communicates with a lot
of Noahides on a Noahide emailing list. He did a lot of research when he
taught those classes and found that there is a LOT to teach, much more than
people realize, about the Sheva Mitzvos Bnai Noach. In reality, each
of the seven mitzvos is a /category/ of mitzvos with many details. </DIV>
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<DIV>To give an example: one of the seven is gilui arayos. This
includes -- among other things -- a prohibition on adultery. So a ben
Noach is not allowed to take another man's wife. But how do Noahides get
married? What constitutes a wife? Can they get divorced, and if so,
how? (Strangely, in Torah sources, my husband found two opinions, one like
the Protestants -- yes, they can get divorced -- and one like the Catholics
-- no, they cannot get divorced)</DIV>
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<DIV>So in the Yeshiva of Shem and Ever they learned all the Torah which is
relevant to Noahides, which is actually quite a lot.<BR></DIV></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV>(It is also possible that before the Torah was given, it was mutar for them
to learn the Torah, just as it was mutar for Yakov to marry two
sisters.)</DIV></DIV>
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