"The two best days of your life are the day you were born and the day you find out why."
"How long is it our duty to study Torah?  Until the day of death."  Rambam
Noahide Prayer
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Noahide Prayer

For Noahides, prayer is considered a mitzvah when performed in response to personal needs or circumstances.

Develop a Torah Personality
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Develop a Torah Personality

Help for perfecting your relationship with HaShem and yourself.

Listen To Noahide Laws & Life Cycle Class
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Listen To Noahide Laws & Life Cycle Class

Listen to the overview from a previous class from the Noahide Torah Study Yeshiva Course.

Seek Torah Wisdom
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Seek Torah Wisdom

Torah wisdom should always flow through you. Learn about Hashem and you will learn about yourself!

Audio Torah Courses
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Audio Torah Courses

Listen, Learn & Love Torah

After The Flood
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After The Flood

Ever wonder what happened when Noah and his family exited the Ark after the Flood?

"To the world you might be one person, but to one person you just might be the world".
"The only thing necessary for evil to exist is for good people to do nothing."

Wisdom From Pirke Avot

Simon the Just…used to say,
“Upon three things the world stands:
On Torah, on (Divine) Service, and on Deeds of Lovingkindness.”
Pirke Avot 1:2

Ben Zoma said,
“Who is wise? The one who learns from all people…
“Who is mighty?  The one who subdues the evil inclination…
“Who is rich? The one who rejoices in his portion….
“Who is honored? The one who honors other human beings….”
Pirke Avot 4:1

The Most Important Part of Studying Torah

The most important element in validating interpretations of the written and oral Torah is the concept of Mesorah. Mesorah is the greatest proof to the authenticity of any concept, practice, or interpretation.

Although the seven Noahide laws have their origins in Adam and Noah, God chose to transmit and preserve them via Moses and the giving of the Torah at Sinai. This placed the Seven Mitzvos within the structure and system of Torah study and learning. Therefore, the seven Noahide laws must be interpreted and understood within the context of the Torah.

This point cannot be stressed enough: Jewish, and therefore Noahide, study and interpretation of the Torah is unique and unlike the study of any other religious texts.

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The Truth About the Ger

 

Don't ever be afraid of seeking truth or speaking the truth, as it says in

Proverbs 12:19...

Truthful lips will be established forever, But a lying tongue is only for a moment

Are Noahides Allowed to Pray?

For Noahides, prayer is considered a mitzvah when performed in response to personal needs or circumstances. If one experiences challenges for which he does not pray, his lack of response is tantamount to a denial of God as the sovereign ruler of all things and all events. When one does pray in such circumstances, it demonstrates reliance and belief in the Creator.

When a Noahide prays to give thanks or praise absent a personal need, he still receives reward for such prayer even though it is not of the same nature as prayer prompted by personal needs.

As with all personal prayers, there are no fixed texts for Noahide prayer. Since all Noahide prayer is essentially personal prayer, it is ideally expressed using sincere words from the heart.

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Tools For Noahide Torah Study

The journey of Noahide Torah study is endless in depth and has no destination.  You will realize this when your very essence proclaims, "the more I learn, the less I know"!  Before you make this proclamation remember that it is a mitzvot for a Noahide to study the Noahide Laws and apply them in every aspect of their life.  After you make that proclamation you will realize and appreciate why it is a mitzvot for a Noahide to study the Noahide Laws and apply them. The study of Torah is what gives us our awe of the Creator.  The more we study the more awe we gain.

List of Tools Here

 

Do you know why more and more Christian & Messianic believers are turning to God?

 

 

 

Save Grandpa!

The election of a new Seniors Party in Israel will no doubt give some relief to those old folks who were harmed under the confused economic policies of the previous government.

Why do seniors need to fight for their rights in virtually every country in the world?

Has society become so callous and uncaring that they are prepared to let the old and feeble suffer from inadequate nutrition, lack of proper medication or even not being able to afford the "luxury" of home heating to warm their weary bones? Actually society, or many of those who run the society, passed the callous and uncaring phase. It is now moving into the vicious and cruel phase.

 The old and sick are now expected to get out of the way so as not to be a burden on the "life in the fast lane" society. Euthanasia is already passé. Now it is "Enthuse-ansia" - Being Enthusiastic about Euthanasia.

For example: In America, the average life expectancy for patients in a Hospice is 23 days. Whereas those who met the same medical criteria for admission to a Hospice - but managed to stay out – had a median survival rate of 654 days!

A favorite technique for axing the oldsters is to let them starve to death. That's right. No food and just a few drops of water so they won't complain overly. Of course, the heavy sedation makes it a little more convenient. Family members who are somehow bothered by watching this happen, are given intensive explanations why this kind of death is just swell.

So what is the solution? That is to say, what is the solution for those who think getting rid of old people, or just cutting way back on their basic needs, is not a good thing. Remember, even if you are young and healthy - some day you won't be. Do you really want to have to scavenge the garbage for food or suffer for lack of proper medical care – as some of the oldsters must do today?

Unfortunately for you, there is no solution in the present society. The old, sick, and non-productive members of society are a burden. They don't pay taxes and they can't even go bowling - so who needs or wants them? Can you explain why Hitler was wrong in gassing the sick and mentally ill?

There is an explanation, but you won't like it. You see, it requires you to relate to the "G" word. That's right G-d Almighty Himself. Master of the Universe. He says that everyone of us has a divine soul that was placed in our oh-so mortal bodies for a definite purpose. He wants those souls to stay in the body for as long as possible. He doesn't want them to be separated prematurely i.e killed - even if their "quality of life" seems rather low to our mortal eyes. Even those who are terminally ill, brain damaged or poor conversationalists. He wants us all here until He decides otherwise. He does not want some presumably well-meaning doctor or hospice worker electing to "free them from the their suffering" by killing them ever so slowly. 

We could try to explain to you, if you were not aware, that the soul is in this world to demonstrate its desire to be close to G-d. Having a poor back-hand or not being able to use a hand, is not terribly relevant. If our soul tries hard Here, it is allowed to be close to G-d There - in the next world. A sick, old or non-functional body just means one tries harder, with a correspondingly higher level of reward. To end a difficult life prematurely, cruelly deprives a soul of its chance for maximal achievement. Believe it or not, the soul can still accomplish even when the body is unconscious!

 We could also tell you about the tens of thousands who have attended the famed "Discovery Seminar" where the existence of G-d and the fact that He gave the Torah to the Jewish people 3,300 years ago at Mt. Sinai is clearly demonstrated - using logic and reason. If you have a good head and can understand the reasoning behind it - that's fine. But even if you can’t - G-d means exactly what He says: "Do Not Murder" - which includes self-murder, i.e. suicide or physician-assisted murder. He wants us here.

If we are just a bunch of random, swirling electrons, or a slightly more developed variety of Trilobites - then what difference should it make how we treat our senior citizens? But if we remember that they are created in the image of G-d, that they have a divine soul - then maybe we can make a more determined effort to give them proper medical care and perhaps something to eat on a regular basis.

RABBI ADAM A. WINSTON 

POB 27312 JERUSALEM 91272 ISRAEL 

TELEPHONE: 011-972-2-656-5391 FAX: 011-972-2-656-4434

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