The goal of this web site is to help Noahides to overcome the basic problems "of being new". Until his dream of building Noahide universities, one in the United States and one in Jerusalem (where the laws and philosophies of Noahide tradition would be taught) is realized, the pockets of Noahides scattered around the world will mainly rely on the "virtual" community of the Internet instead. We hope this web site will help you in the understanding and fulfillment of the Noahide laws. Your questions or suggestions are very much welcomed.

 

    Our mission is to increase awareness of the universal aspects of the Jewish religion, namely its massage concerning the duties incumbent on all mankind. These duties, known as the Noachide Commandments, are of great spiritual significance for the entire world, filled with philosophic content and emotional chapters. Both Jews and non-Jews have much to learn form them, the former in order to be able to teach and the latter in order to preform: “...and the earth will be filled with knowledge of the Lord”
Study of the relevant Jewish sources will, we hope, enhance understanding of the Jewish approach to life, which encompasses all its aspects.

 

“In the beginning G-d created the heaven and the earth”

    If the Torah is a book of instructions for the Jewish people, the commentators ask, then why did it not begin with a commandment for the Jewish people to fulfill? Their answer demonstrates the universality of th Torah, in that the question is misleading. The Torah is not intended solely for the Jewish people, but for all mankind. The Torah, therefore, in its opening sentence intends to address not one section of humanity but all thinking creatures. The Creator is saying to mankind: “Know that I have brought all of existence into being and that I am to be worshipped”. The opening sentence call to all mankind to recognize the Creator.

    The Torah is neither a book of history nor of science, nor even of philosophy, though it contains elements of each. It is a guide to life, a vital prescription for conduct on any situation, which intends to give meaning to a person's journey through this world.

    The word "Torah" means "teaching": the English word "Bible" means "book", and even though it may be "the Book" par excellence, it would still denote merely a book, without further connotations. The word "Torah" indicates its function, the teaching of duties to mankind, and has therefore been left untranslated thought this web site to indicate this aspect of purpose.

    Since all mankind is included in the scope Torah, how do we derive the respective roles of the Jew and the non-Jew? What is the purpose of this distinction? Before we see the answers to these questions, we shall begin with introduction: Link to the Introduction.