Uniting the United
Nations with Seven Noahide Laws
Diplomats, Delegates,
and Emissaries Gather at UN Headquarters for "One People, One World"
Conference
UNITED NATIONS, New York (June 10, 2013) – On the
heels of 3 Tammuz, members of the UN
Diplomatic corps, UN Press Officers, and other officials gathered at the UN
headquarters in New York to learn how the Seven Noahide Laws must play a key
role in international efforts for world peace.
"On this day, people from all over the world
gathered on behalf of the Laws of Noah," said Rabbi Yakov D. Cohen, head of the
Institute of Noahide Code, which sponsored the conference. "Their observance is required, so that
the vision of the United Nations—to have a settled and civilized world, filled
with economic justice
and righteousness—will prevail."
Titled "One People, One World," the
conference brought together journalists, diplomats, and delegates from
countries across the globe – including Egypt and Israel. Guests of honor from
the UN Diplomatic Corps also signed a "Declaration of the Seven Laws of
Noah," which emphasized the importance of the Seven Noahide Laws in
maintaining peace, justice, and harmony among peoples and nations.
In his remarks at the event, Rabbi Cohen discussed
how monotheism – uniting the world under the one true G-d – is essential for
breaking down barriers between cultures. Looking around the room – filled with
faces reflecting the diversity of the United Nations itself – Rabbi Cohen
insisted that we must work together in bringing the international community to
a higher level of spiritual understanding of man's place in the universe.
Other speakers at the event included Cartell Gore,
President of the Booker T. Washington Business League, and Richard Dawson, Director
of Dawson Associates International, who insisted that all Jews are obligated to
teach the Seven Noahide Laws.
In addition to prohibiting idolatry, the Noahide code
also forbids blasphemy, forbidden sexual relationships, murder, theft, and cruelty
to animals. It also commands its followers to implement orderly processes of
justice.
The Institute of Noahide Code is a UN-accredited NGO
dedicated to spreading awareness of the Seven Noahide Laws, which all peoples
of the world are obligated to follow. It takes its guidance from the inspiring
vision of the Lubavitcher Rebbe, who understood the inherent power of these
laws to unite the nations of the world.
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