11-15-2010, 07:54 PM
(This post was last modified: 05-24-2021, 01:40 PM by Director Michael.)
Dear Rabbis and Director,
I'm not sure if I've clearly understood rabbi Weiner's explanations in "The Divine Code" so let me ask:
May I study in Hebrew (or Aramaic) original sources containing discussions and reasoning on Noahide Laws? I mean Gemara with commentaries of Rashi and Tosafot (e.g. Sanhedrin 56a-60a) and Mishne Torah with commentaries of Kesef Mishne etc. (Hilchot Melachim 8-10)? And what about those parts of these sources which don't pertain Noahide Laws directly but which are needed to fully understand them (Avoda Zara, Bava Kamma or Hilchot Avoda Zara)? May I study rabbi Weiner's "Sefer Mitzvot Ha-Shem" in Hebrew original?
In fact I've been writing doctoral thesis on Noahide Laws according to Rambam, in which I'm trying to understand his decisions, show and quote his sources (in original languages), and explain differences between halacha [Torah law] for Israel and for Gentiles? May I do this?
I'm not sure if I've clearly understood rabbi Weiner's explanations in "The Divine Code" so let me ask:
May I study in Hebrew (or Aramaic) original sources containing discussions and reasoning on Noahide Laws? I mean Gemara with commentaries of Rashi and Tosafot (e.g. Sanhedrin 56a-60a) and Mishne Torah with commentaries of Kesef Mishne etc. (Hilchot Melachim 8-10)? And what about those parts of these sources which don't pertain Noahide Laws directly but which are needed to fully understand them (Avoda Zara, Bava Kamma or Hilchot Avoda Zara)? May I study rabbi Weiner's "Sefer Mitzvot Ha-Shem" in Hebrew original?
In fact I've been writing doctoral thesis on Noahide Laws according to Rambam, in which I'm trying to understand his decisions, show and quote his sources (in original languages), and explain differences between halacha [Torah law] for Israel and for Gentiles? May I do this?