The Seven Noahide Commandments

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The Special Path

Non-Jews have a special path; they don’t need to convert to Judaism in order to establish a fulfilling and highly meaningful personal relationship with G-d…

Idolatry

Idol worship is extremely common, even today. It is very easy for even an educated and God-fearing individual to break this commandment, like kissing the Blarney Stone...

Blasphemy

At the heart of it, this commandment is about accepting that when things are not going our way from our perspective, they may be going our way from God’s perspective.

Murder

One is forbidden from helping another to end his or her life, even if the person, God forbid, is in enormous pain or is about to die. We are not to usurp the Creator…

Theft

Much like the prohibition against murder, the prohibition against theft establishes a basic boundary between human beings that allows for peace, for relationships to grow.

Courts of Justice

Courts of justice help us to internalize the abstract concept that there is a Creator Who is the ultimate Judge in charge of holding us accountable for following His laws.

Meat and Slaughter

The seventh Noahide Law is the prohibition against eating meat that was taken from an animal while it was still alive. This law has a profound effect on one’s spiritual health.