Jews VS Seven Noahide Commandments
Why should we as Jews strive for the Gentiles to be – do we strive for them to be Jews, or do we strive “only” for them to observe the 7 commandments of the Noahide?
It is commonly thought that the goal is for them to fulfill their seven commandments. This is their duty and they are not obligated to fulfill the 313 commandments.
Isn't that a bit difficult intuitively? After all, it seems intuitive that if we are the ideal for ourselves, then it is also the ideal for the Gentiles.
Chaim Shalom
According to the school of Segulat Yisrael of the Maharal of Fareg, the nations were originally created in such a way that they were only obligated to 7 commandments - 70 nations were created against nature and the people of Israel as a nation sacred to God.
The Merciful Rabbi and the Gera say similar things - that since the sin of the first Adam, in the end, a people of Messianic origin was needed that was "capable" of To keep the 33 commandments, if the rest are not obligatory, but the rational and basic commandments
According to this school of thought, there is no question in general because God wants there to be one people who keep the 33 commandments and He does not want the rest of the people to do this
If we do not accept these basic assumptions (and I am also skeptical about them) there is also no question - after all, it is unbearable in many situations even for a Jew to keep the 33 commandments, why should we expect the whole world to reach the same religious level? (What is more, the world itself, even before the religious obligation, was plagued by difficult basic moral problems)
But if I am not mistaken, there is a single opinion in the Gemara and in the Rishonim that says that in the future all the nations will convert (the rabbi writes something like this if I am not mistaken)
And even among some people of the Segulat Yisrael, there are those who think That as the world progresses - and when the Jews are at the peak of their perfection - the Gentiles will adopt the commandments (Rabbi Sharki once said this in one of his lessons and also brought a very strong opinion from Magen Avraham that there is a situation in which a Gentile can accept upon himself before a court of law the mitzvot of the final commandments)
The Lord*
Can we ask the question about the Jews themselves – Why would everyone be obligated? The answers you gave are not that satisfactory.. And in relation to the first answer you gave – Rabbi Michael says that it is not at all clear what that special gift of Israel is and it is doubtful whether it is really something real.
What is true – I know that Rabbi Sherki is currently working in the world to get the Gentiles to observe the 7 commandments of the children of Noah..
And not a question of an ideal. The ideal is for there to be a world with several levels of roles for people (without ranking who is better than whom). And is there any point in the Israelis becoming priests? Everyone does their role and then the world reaches its destination.
Why are they not convincing?
Every Gentile can convert if he wants to, but he does not have to - to earn the right to exist, it is enough for him to fulfill these seven commandments and that is it
It may be that it is enough for God to have one people who will dedicate their lives to His service - and from the other peoples He does not expect this... but wants everyone to engage in the settlement and development of the world (both morally and technologically and scientifically) and Rashi has already said It is wrong that Shabbat is a must-do because it does not deal with the settlement of the world.
It can also be said that the 7 commandments are the minimum required after humanity descended to a low state (and I ask you: do you expect that African tribes that are greedy and full of lust will succeed in reaching a state of fulfilling the 33 commandments? We will pray that they will meet the minimum of 7) This will establish a huge part of the world that is not yet standing.
Indeed, Rabbi Shreki is busy spreading Torah to the Gentiles as part of his messianic vision (and as part of this work he allowed them in principle to accept Shabbat observance and the like based on the words of Magen Avraham, for example)
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