08-12-2007, 06:21 AM
(This post was last modified: 11-09-2009, 07:15 AM by Director Michael.)
Dear Rabbis and Michael,
Is the law of Noah contained in the law of Moses? Like a subset of laws within a larger set of laws?
I have counted ten laws in the law of Noah that do not fit easily in the 613 mitzvot. Some of the ten are not to be found at all, like the prohibiton against eating human flesh. Others of the ten are only part of a law, such as the law of Moses says not to strike anyone without a court order, whereas the law of Noah simply says not to strike a Jew.
If the law of Moses does not contain the law of Noah, then where do I find the scriptural basis for the law of Noah?
G-d bless,
Brian D. Schuh
Is the law of Noah contained in the law of Moses? Like a subset of laws within a larger set of laws?
I have counted ten laws in the law of Noah that do not fit easily in the 613 mitzvot. Some of the ten are not to be found at all, like the prohibiton against eating human flesh. Others of the ten are only part of a law, such as the law of Moses says not to strike anyone without a court order, whereas the law of Noah simply says not to strike a Jew.
If the law of Moses does not contain the law of Noah, then where do I find the scriptural basis for the law of Noah?
G-d bless,
Brian D. Schuh