08-29-2007, 12:41 PM
(This post was last modified: 08-29-2007, 12:53 PM by Director Michael.)
Yes, certainly all opinions on this may be considered. Also the Torah law (halachah) should be clearly stated. If a Noahide Chassid wishes to go beyond the letter of the halachah and be more strict on himself or herself than is required, that is certainly an option.
However, a Noahide Chassid should also consider how his decision to go beyond the letter of the law might negatively impact on others. For example, Jacob desired to go beyond the letter of Noahide law, and refrain from marrying full sisters. But since this would have caused suffering to Rachel whom he had promised to marry before he married Leah, he compromised on his personal strictness, and married Rachel also.
The halacha allows Noahides to consume blood and to consume the flesh of animals that were not slaughtered by Jewish "shechita." Any stricter opinions were minority opinions, and were not accepted as Torah law.
The list of 30 suggested laws in the back of Dr. Aaron Lichtenstein's doctoral thesis book "The Seven Laws of Noah" were arrived at as an exercise in novel exegesis. It is not part of the "mesorah" that was passed down from Moses as halacha received on Mt. Sinai.
However, a Noahide Chassid should also consider how his decision to go beyond the letter of the law might negatively impact on others. For example, Jacob desired to go beyond the letter of Noahide law, and refrain from marrying full sisters. But since this would have caused suffering to Rachel whom he had promised to marry before he married Leah, he compromised on his personal strictness, and married Rachel also.
The halacha allows Noahides to consume blood and to consume the flesh of animals that were not slaughtered by Jewish "shechita." Any stricter opinions were minority opinions, and were not accepted as Torah law.
The list of 30 suggested laws in the back of Dr. Aaron Lichtenstein's doctoral thesis book "The Seven Laws of Noah" were arrived at as an exercise in novel exegesis. It is not part of the "mesorah" that was passed down from Moses as halacha received on Mt. Sinai.