What a Jew does and believes is supposed to be based on the Torah (The Law of Moses.). Jewish practice is rooted
in this Law. Therefore, to know the Jewish view of non-Jews, we must know the Torah view of non-Jews, for the two views
should be the same.
Currently I don't have time to give thorough sources and quotes. This will come with time. For now I'll give
simple answers to a few questions.
Do Jews consider themselves better than other peoples?
In short, the answer is no. The Almighty selected the people of Israel, commonly termed 'Jews' in the English language,
to be a special people unto Himself. This means that He chose the people of Israel for a special purpose in this world.
From the creation of Adam, the first man, until Abraham, the world as a whole had undergone rebellions which left the
descendents of those who rebelled against the Almighty in ignorance the Splendor of His Exalted Existence and the specifics
of His Will for their lives. Until the time of Abraham, only one or two individual families in all the world
remained faithful to the Almighty, preserving the chain of those who passed down His specific Will for how humans are to carry
our their lives. Abraham began changing things. Originally he was not part of this chain of righteous families
that went back, without break, from Noah unto Adam. He attained knowledge of the One Author of creation purely
by his honest
intellectual observation of the 'natural
processes' of the world. With sincerity he strove to live according to His Creator's Will, to the best of his ability,
without having any Bible to help him. He had neither an 'Old Testament' nor 'New Testament,' not to mention a Quran
or anything else. As a result of his pure intentions and constant striving to serve his Creator, the Almighty revealed
Himself to Abraham in prophecy, further clarifying what He desired of Abraham. The Almighty lead Abraham to what is
today called the Land of Israel. Abraham crossed rivers, spiritually and literally, thereby taking on the term Hebrew
[Eevree]. (Eevree means 'one who crossed over.') While in this special Land, he was lead by his Creator to meet the
righteous king ['Melkhi-Ssedeq'] of Salam. Salam is an old name for the city of Jerusalem. Salam means peace in
Semitic languages [Hebrew, Arabic, Aramaic, etc..]. This man was Shem, the son of Noah. After meeting Shem and Eber,
Abraham began learning under their counsel, since these two individuals were the heads of the only 2 families at that time
known to have remained faithful to the 6 laws given to Adam and the 7th command that was added after the 'Noah's
Flood.' They taught him further concerning the
'7 Laws of Noah' and the
path of G-d. Eber was one of Shem's descendents and also one of Abraham's ancestors. The Hebrew word for 'Hebrew' and
the name of this individual 'Eber' are the same. This is an additional reason for Abraham being called a Hebrew [Eevree].
He crossed over [avar] many rivers to learn under his previously unknown -still living- ancestor named Eber [Aaver].
While Shem and Eber were for all purposes in hiding and under persecution during their time, Abraham chose to be zealous in
his faith and fight the idolatry both with words and with war. Abraham began actively going against idolatry by convincing
people by logical debate that idolatry is foolish, and that only the Transcendent Creator is to be served with all one's heart
and might. He had under his leadership a whole community/family of people who had abandoned idolatry. Abraham
was fulfilling the Will of the Almighty.
Do Jews believe in G-d?
ABOSLUTELY. This is the most essential and core belief of the Jewish faith. A Jew who does not believe in
G-d has lost his connection to the Root which has kept the people of Israel, the Jewish people, alive throughout history.
Do Jews believe a person must be a Jew in order to go to Heaven/Paradise? ...In order to have eternal life?
Absolutely not. We do not believe being a Jew gives one a "free ticket" to eternal life or Heaven. Neither
do we believe that a person must become a Jew in order to have eternal life and go to Heaven. We do, however, believe
there are requirements. The Jewish people are set apart from the nations for a certain purpose and task. The other
nations of the world also have a purpose and particular task. We believe each group has particular commandments and
obligations in accordance with their purpose and talk. A Jew must keep the 613 commandments the Almighty has given us
in the Law of Moses. A non-Jew must keep the 7 laws passed on by Noah and kept by Abraham and other righteous men who
existed long before the people of Israel ever came into being. Certain things are essential to the purpose and task
of Jews and non-Jews. The one most critical thing required by both groups is a knowledge, belief, and trust in
the One All-Transcendent Creator, and submission to His Will.
What are the 7 laws that were passed on by Noah and kept by Abraham?
These 7 laws concerning:
1) Idolatry, to reframe from idolatry and worship nothing but the Creator.
2) Cursing the Almighty
3) Murder
4) Sexual Immorality
5) Stealing
6) Establish a judicial system to uphold and enforce these laws.
7) Reframe from eating meat taken from an animal while it was still alive or causing itself to move.
All of these 7 laws contain further details. It may be more accurate to say that they are 7 main categories
or topics of commands. For more information visit:
7 Laws of Noah
Can a non-Jew become a Jew?
Yes.
