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From: abeles@mhuxm.UUCP (J. Abeles (Bellcore, Murray Hill, NJ))
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Subject: Re: A query to "Dvar Torah"
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Date: Fri, 15-Nov-85 13:52:22 EST
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>      ... I do not think that non Jews are required to believe that G-d
> gave us the Torah at Sinia, for instance.
> 
What do you mean by "required?"  

Sorry, but I can't reconcile a statement like this with reality.

There are no people in the world today who are known to the public
as non-Jews who take the demands of Judaism upon themselves seriously.
I am not sure if there ever have been.  It is very unclear to me
that Judaism admits the possibility of people who believe in Judaism
but who are not Jews.  Therefore it doesn't make any sense to me
to discuss even in the context of Judaism what they are required to
do or not do.

It is another thing entirely to say that they will be better off
(favored by the deity) if they follow the Noachic laws.

--J. Abeles