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Court for Bnei Noah: Who is a Noahide?
This
statement is part of a series of twenty requests for piskei din (legal
rulings) that have been submitted to the Beis Din by those who follow
its rulings. While full piskei
din (legal rulings) are in preparation, a brief summary is presented.
The summary below is
not meant to be used as a source for deriving any practical
consequences. It will
be replaced at a later date with a formal ruling.
On the 6th of Tevet, the Beis Din for Bnei Noah was asked:
Q. Who is a Noahide?
What kinds of Noahides exist? Chochmei Umos HaOlam, Chasidei
Umos HaOlam, Ger Toshav.
What are the requirements and responsibilities for each. How does
one change (convert?) from one to another? What about children, is it
passed on ethnically like Judaism?
Answer. There are more statuses then those listed.
According to the Rambam, Ger Toshav is not applicable technically
today. A statement written by Rabbi Kanievsky a few decades ago is
interpreted by Rabbi Schwartz that we have a "kind of" Ger Toshav
today.*
Children are born into the status of their parents and do not have any
ceremony.
* It appears
that Rabbi Schwartz means is that this status
merely lacks a formal element. I will try to get further
elaboration also from Rabbi Kanievsky. - Rabbi Hollander.
Click here for the
original
Hebrew decision
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