Goyim Study Guide

Fundamentals of Noahide beliefs

First of all, a righteous goy is called a "Noahide" but everyone is already a son/daughter of Noach. Let's start, if you are new to the Noahide path, here's what we do. A Noahide follows the 7 commandments of Noach, our forefather. These are the seven commandments:

1) Not worship idols

2) Not curse G-d

3) Not to commit murder

4) Not commit idolatry or sexual immorality

5) Not to steal

6) Not to eat flesh torn from a living animal.

7) To establish courts of justice.

Besides from these 7 commandments of Noach, we also follow the 13 Principles of Faith by Rambam/Maimonides.

1)Belief in the existence of the Creator, who is perfect in every manner of existence and is the Primary Cause of all that exists.

2)The belief in G‑d's absolute and unparalleled unity.

3) The belief in G‑d's non-corporeality, nor that He will be affected by any physical occurrences, such as movement, or rest, or dwelling.

4) The belief in G‑d's eternity.

5) The imperative to worship G‑d exclusively and no foreign false gods.

6) The belief that G‑d communicates with man through prophecy.

7) The belief in the primacy of the prophecy of Moses our teacher.

8) The belief in the divine origin of the Torah.

9) The belief in the immutability of the Torah.

10) The belief in G‑d's omniscience and providence.

11) The belief in divine reward and retribution.

12) The belief in the arrival of the Messiah and the messianic era.

13) The belief in the resurrection of the dead.

As a Noahide, you should accept the 7 commandments of Noach, our forefather and the 13 principles of faith by Rambam/Maimonides. It is crucial in the Noahide belief and way of life.

And also, you should avoid saying any of HaShem's names, you can substitute His Names with "HaShem" which means "The Name" or "Adon@i" which means "L-rd", you may call Him "Av" which means "Father"

"Are there specific ways to fulfill the Noahide laws, or is it enough to follow them generally?"

To answer your questions, the Noahide 7 commandments is pretty much easier to do, just avoid committing sins that touches upon the 7 commandments. For the 13 Principles of Rambam/Maimonides. It comes with learning, read the Torah, watch lectures by Rav Yaron Reuven, Rav yosef Mizrachi, and Rav zamir Cohen.

Avoid watching Manis Friedman, Shais Taub, and Yossi Paltiel. There are Rabbis who would say that these three are heretics, because Manis Friedman has gone against the 13 Principles of Faith by Rambam. I personally used to watch Manis Friedman and Shais Taub. They seem to be extremely similar in personality, humor and overall vibe. At the time, I thought I could trust them with Tanakh, but no, I see how other Noahides have differing views on the topics conscerning Tanakh, and it honestly kinda confused me, I thought of Manis Friedman like a wise Rav, wiser than all the other Ravs, it  was just that his teachings were very appealing to me at the time.

Like, him preaching about how Genhinnom is not for eternity, only for 12 months. It got me believing that even the most wicked went to Heaven.

Which is very against the 13 Principles of Faith, these 13 Principles are crucial in being a Jew or a Noahide.

You have probably heard of how Jews follow 613 commandments, but we, Noahides, are not obligated to keep those commandments and we should not keep commandments about like kosher or Shabbat, these two are examples of commandments, specifically for Jews. If you want to keep Shabbat, at least break one of the things that Jews are not allowed to do. (For Noahides)

Let's move on to how one should pray to HaShem! 🥳