<div>There is an opinion that under certain circumstances, abortion would be muttar for Jews but not for non-Jews. The Mishna in Oholos that regards the mother's life as paramount over the unborn child applies only to Jews.</div>
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<div class="gmail_quote">2009/1/10 Harvey Benton <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:harveybenton@yahoo.com" target="_blank">harveybenton@yahoo.com</a>></span><br>
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<p> 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.</p>
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<p>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.<span> </span>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. </p>
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<p>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).<span> </span>It appears from this, that we hold Judaism to be of a higher standard in strictness than the 7MBN.</p>
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<p>Here we have 2 cases at apparent odds: 1. Aver Min Hachai where Judasim is LESS strict than the 7MBNoach. <span> </span>and <span> </span>2. the inyan mentioned (re the 2 sisters) where we don't want people to say they went to a lower standard after converting.<span> </span>This means we hold Judaism to be MORE strict than the 7MBN.</p>
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<p>I was always under the impression that Judaism is more strict in the laws that it has in common with the 7MBN??.<span> </span>For instance belief in shitfus is ok for a non-Jew, but not for Jews. </p>
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