The Lubavitcher Rebbe, Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson, of righteous memory.

 

The Lubavitcher Rebbe, Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson, of righteous memory.

 

“From this we learn that the way to bring the world to its ideal state - the Messianic Future - is to fully embrace the challenge of elevating and refining the world, as this is the ultimate goal of the Redemption. Likutey Sichot (Daily Wisdom of Rebbe).”

 

NEVER FORGET WHAT HAS BEEN ENTRUSTED TO YOU TO LEAD WITH LOVE…

 

[Seven Noahide Commandments – Torah Kabbalah]

 

In Society in general, be it European, North American, South American - There are THIEVES, BANDITS, RAPISTS, KILLERS, IDOLATERS, LIARS, in short, those who do bad things one way or another against Jews or non-Jews!

 

I have read many books and listened to many Rabbis in video classes, etc... What we learn can completely change the present and future, of course, as we live in reality of "space and time", nothing is a "Magic Pill" that in seconds everything changes, as we know, all the best efforts take time to get somewhere.

 

But think, my good friends, for lack of opportunities or why no one ever told these THIEVES, BANDITS, RAPISTS, KILLERS, IDOLATERS, LIARS when they were children or young people about the Seven Laws of Noah - how much of them could have changed your life, for the better, and have never committed these kinds of crimes, such deviations that they caused harm to themselves and to other people? The same one who learns Torah Kabbalah, after some time (short, medium, and long term...) they change for the better and do good.

 

Noahide laws have been authorized by important names such as Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson, and others of our day such as Harav Yitzchak Ginsburgh, Rabbi Avraham Chachamovits, Rabbi Avraham Ben Yaakov, Rabbi Ariel Bar Tzadok, Rabbi Moshe Steinerman, Rabbi, Yakov David Cohen, Rabbi Michael Schulman, Rabbi David-Yitzhak Trauttman and there are many other Rabbis, I apologize if I forgot to mention their good names.

 

How many murders, how many rapes we have CANCELLED for being studying and spreading about the Torah as well as Seven Laws of Noah, have you ever imagined how our behaviors, and our "sharing" can change the present and future disasters, injustices, bad acts for those we are teaching? Perhaps we could even avoid wars, if the person (who could become a evil doer) learns the Divine Commandments and this new path, prevent him or her from carrying out future atrocities against Jews or non-Jews.

 

There is much more than learning, teaching…… there is a responsibility for the collective, who takes care of where he or she lives, the result will always be good.

 

Learning everything we study has only reason, value, results IF we put it into practice in ourselves, and respecting the free will of each one, still, for loving each person and wanting the good for him or her and the entire community, we can give the words right for these people, the right direction for meeting G-d.

 

Peace (Shalom),

Gilson Sasson / Journal Mitzvah

A Great Declaration of faith/Emunah for HaShem!

 

As Rebbe Nachman himself described Likutey Moharan (TORAH) as a work "for the great and small alike".

 

A Great Torah Lesson! A Great Mitzvah! A Great Declaration of faith/Emunah for HaShem!

 

This letter is a priority to share because the Torah lesson is fundamental, essential for us all. For someone to understand correctly, We believe in the ways of G-d and His Divine Providence does not abandon us. Amen!

 

Have Faith, Hope, Devotion to G-d.

 

Shalom,

Gil

 

Document sent by Mordichai Shuchat.

Every Life Matters, Peace!

Praying for #GeorgeFloyd and his family. A family lost their loved one while pleading for help and the simple act to breathe. This is inexcusable. We ALL need to unite with the Universal Noahide code for peace No one should die this way in 2020 America.

By: Rav Yakov D Cohen.

Executive Director at: Institute of Noahide Code, U.S.

Works at: United Nations.

Website: http://noahide.org/

Aaron L Raskin (Spiritual Leader/ Chabad Lubavitch movement).

Very touching! We must remember—every human being is created in the image of G-D.

Gilson Sasson (Journal Mitzvah blog, Brazil)

Kindness and Brotherhood comes from HaShem for all men, Let the spark Divine shine, Peace and Love!

United Nation Summit mobilizing Cultural and Religious Ethics

The 3500 Year Relationship of the Jewish People with the Holy Land” exhibition opens in Washington DC on Capital Hill.

Nov 18 - UNESCO’s Director-General, Irina Bokova, today opened an exhibition on the history of the Jewish people in the Middle East on Capital Hill, remarks by the Chairman of House Committee on Foreign Affairs Hon Ed Royce , Hon Eliot Engel, Israeli Am Ron Dermer and Rabbi Marvin Hier of the Simon Wiesenthal Centre.

Entitled People, Book, Land: The 3500 Year Relationship of the Jewish People with the Holy Land, the exhibition presents an overview of Jewish life in the Middle East from Biblical times to the present through some 30 illustrated panels and texts. It was co-organized by UNESCO and the Simon Wiesenthal Centre, and sponsored by the Permanent Delegations to UNESCO of Canada, Israel, Montenegro and the United States of America.

“UNESCO is the first United Nations’ agency to host an exhibition on the links between the Jewish people and the Holy Land. In doing so the Organization is confirming its role as a universal platform for intellectual cooperation and intercultural dialogue,” said UNESCO Director-General Irina Bokova at the opening event.

And... 

On the week of the worst terrorist attacks in recent history in Europe, news that has shaken the international community to its core, a group of men and women, diplomats, journalists and Rabbis, Imams, and Reverends, met at the United Nations for the November 9th Summit mobilizing Cultural and Religious Ethics for Agenda 2030.

It is notable that it was the Permanent Mission of Panama to the United Nations that hosted this event, given that this small and prominent Latin American country, decades earlier, had been one of the visionaries to promote the Jewish lawyer, Raphael Lemkin and his 1948 Convention on Genocide, which was ultimately, the cornerstone for the International Criminal Court now based in The Hague.

Co-sponsored by the Institute of Noahide Code/IPCGE, the platform for this event on 9th November, was the Universal Noahide Code "UNC", setting forth to the international diplomatic and religious community what philosopher Hugo Grotius cited as the basis for the 1945 United Nations Charter and thus, the cornerstone of all international law.  Grotius further pointed out that the "UNC" is the practical means, by which humanity may strive to live in unity and in peace and can thus fulfill its potential to see all the families of the earth blessed.  These laws of peace and unity encompass respect for G-d, for human life, respect for the family, for other people's property, for the creation, respect for judicial systems plus respect for all creatures and the environment.

Among those participating, Her Excellency, the Ambassador Laura Flores of Panama, who was the keynote speaker and opened the event welcoming everyone.  Ambassador Flores highlighted the efforts to be made now, so that future generations inherit and can enjoy a culture of peace built on respect and understanding.  Peace which indeed in thought, and also in the Wall in front of the United Nations Headquarters, is prominently displayed not far from where Ambassador Flores spoke.  There on the famed 1948 Isaiah Wall, we read, "They shall beat their swords into plowshares, and their spears into pruning hooks; nation shall not lift up sword against nation, neither shall they learn war any more."

Another notable speaker among many prominent participants as The Honorable H. Lincoln Douglas, Minister from Trinidad and Tobago, was Mr. Gianni Picco, former Under Secretary General of the United Nations.  On the 9th November, Mr. Picco who was instrumental and actively involved in releasing numerous Western hostages in the Middle East, notably Beirut, spoke about his mediation among terrorists and then some regional tyrants, to save lives, reunite families, spare the world of more bloodshed.  Moderating the events, was the Mayor of Lawrence, Long Island, Mr. Martin Oliner, where the Druze leader, Coronel (Ret.) Munib Bader spoke about how the Druze have no aspirations of becoming a country or converting anyone to their monotheistic religion or tradition, and are loyal to the people where they reside.  Because 2,000,000 Druzim live in Syria, in Lebanon, and in Israel, the Druze are uniquely positioned to bring peace among these people in the region, according to Coronel Bader.

Among other prominent speakers at the United Nations, Rabbi Elie Abadie, of Yale University Center for Faith and Culture, and Chief Rabbi of Safra Synagogue in Manhattan, and Imam Shamsi Ali, spiritual leader of Jamaica Muslim Center of New York.  Whereas Rabbi Abadie spoke about how religious leaders have to find a means to transmit religious values in a manner that is both positive and conducive to non violence, Imam Ali said that he has been actively pursuing the building of bridges between the different religions that stem from Abraham.

Rabbi Yakov David Cohen, founder of the Institute of the Noahide Code and accredited to the Economic and Social Council at the United Nations, opened the panel of religious and cultural values.  He first thanked among others, Shoshana Bekerman, without whose expert involvement, the event would have been very difficult to organize.  Furthermore, Dr. Leonard Grunstein spoke about finances and development as a means of empowering people.  Rabbi Cohen also mentioned, Mrs. Judy Schaffer, who moderated a panel on development.  But it was Rabbi Yakov Cohen, who reminded those present in this first UNC Summit at the UN, that the basis of the gathering were the 7 Laws of Noah, with the common thread of the memory of the destruction and despair, upon which the UN was established.  The Rav reminded those present that the event was being held on the 77th anniversary of Krystallnacht, a time of darkness and desperation, which memory placed on those participants, and their constituents and congregants, the unique responsibility which humankind carries to be messengers of goodness, kindness and global change.

With gratitude and blessings,

Sincerely, I remain

Rabbi Yakov D. Cohen

Website www.Noahide.org

 

 

Peace is made of Peace

The realizations of the Righteous Man and bond with God are not only in words but in actions.

We have and had a large number of Rabbis as (The Rebbe, R 'Menachem Mendel Schneerson (of blessed memory) as well as Rabbi Avraham Greenbaum, David-Yits'haq Trauttman, Rabbi Moshe Weiner, Rabbi J. Immanuel Schochet, Rabbi Ariel Bar Tzadok, Harav Ginsburgh, Rabbi Yakov D. Cohen, among others) who made a campaign to teach and spread the Noahide Code for the world in general. May we all follow their good examples to learn and bring more people closer to God and His Commandments.

When the Seven Laws of Noah be applied to a larger number of individuals to follow and observe the Divine Commandments to fear and love Hashem, there will be increasing real bond to love and respect all human beings and other living beings, and take care of planet earth that the Creator created for ourselves and for future generations.

True love, justice, truth, responsibility and kindness for creatures are something forgotten, dormant in the minds and hearts and it takes a lot of effort, dedication, and hard work on the part of each of us to remember, practice what God wants us, bringing heaven to earth, leaving aside our pride, arrogance, status, and all sorts of absolutely material pleasures. When a particle of hatred is in our hearts, we will fail. Here there is room only for Love. The Glory is the Lord of Hosts, Whom we serve, and everything is in His Hands. "Thank the Lord, for He is good: 'His grace lasts forever!'" (Psalm 118:1).

Shalom,

Gilson Sasson
Jornal Mitsvá

The righteous man

The righteous man

- Written by Ole Mads Sirks Vevle (Norway) filmmaker and master’s degree recipient in religious history. [the article was originally on print April 6 in Norway's largest regional paper, Bergens Tidende]

As a new epic movie about Noah washes over us, it is well worth refreshing our Bible

knowledge, but this time filtered through Jewish tradition which after all is the origin of our knowledge about Noah and the Flood. This story contains a universal message.

Jewish tradition emphasizes the importance of being a righteous person. It is this which is essential. Religious people can get too caught up in rituals. They can even be too hung up on God.

This can be counterproductive as it may detract attention from our universal obligation: to be righteous human beings.

Focus on the here and now

Judaism, which has no monasticism, stresses that we should not devote ourselves solely to the spiritual. Our human task is not primarily to get to heaven, but rather to bring heaven down to earth. Our focus must be on the here and now. Our purpose is to dedicate ourselves to the difficult task of making just societies. Through striving to make oneself a righteous person, one also contributes to making society more just.

Jewish tradition teaches therefore that it is not necessary to belong to a particular religion to have a relationship with God; to be "saved." It is not even necessary to be Jewish. "All human beings who are righteous earn a share in the world to come" (Babylonian Talmud, Sanhedrin 105a). Noah was saved from the flood, not because he belonged to a particular religion, but because he was a righteous human being.

The earth was filled with violence

Why did God initiate the Flood? It was not because people did not believe in God, or that they did not act religiously enough. Rather it’s because they behaved unjustly – the opposite of what God intended. They broke the basic house rules.

A natural consequence of man's unjust behavior was that "the whole earth was filled with violence" (Gen 6:11). The Hebrew word for violence, hamas, also denotes murder, robbery, oppression and general immoral behavior.

Mankind’s sin was that they committed atrocities against each other and against nature, with the result that the whole social structure collapsed. In place of social justice, raw power and lawlessness reigned. Jewish scholars teach that humans, due to their behavior, were on track towards their own self-destruction. This can also be read on the basis of the original text: "And God saw the earth, and behold it had become corrupted" (Gen 6:12).

Destroying ourselves

This description is not very unlike the U.N.’s latest climate report which even warned that climate change could create major flooding. There is no shortage of those who claim that humanity is in danger of eradicating itself. If not through climate change, then through global financial collapse, food shortages, social unrest, a clash of civilizations, and/or good old-fashioned warfare interspersed with international terrorism and more recent weapons of mass destruction. The possible scenarios are many. There is certainly no shortage of weapon capacity, and the bloody war in Syria shows us that there is no lack of bestial behavior and willingness to kill people. The growing conflict between Russia and the West also shows us how fragile world peace is.

In light of the above, we can better understand how God's action in Noah's time was a necessary emergency measure. If God had done nothing, then humanity would have managed to destroy everything and nobody would have survived. Through God's action, which was thus a merciful act, did humanity receive a second chance.

The righteous man

"Noah was a righteous man." But, what criteria is it that defines whether someone is righteous or not? According to traditional Jewish teaching the recipe for being a just human being is to follow the Seven Noachide laws. These are seven universal categories of laws which were first given to Adam, but which are known by Noah's name since these laws were given again to Noah and his descendants after the Flood. "And God said to Noah and to his sons with him, 'And I, behold I am setting up My covenant with you and with your seed after you.'" (Gen. 9:8-9).

The influential Jewish Rabbi, Moses ben Maimonides (1135-1204) specifies,

            Anyone who accepts upon himself the fulfillment of these seven laws and is precise in their      observance is considered one of ‘the righteous among the nations’ and will merit a share in       the world to come. Mishneh Torah, Laws of Kings 8:11

The seven laws are: 

1) prohibition against worshipping false gods.

2) prohibition against cursing God.

3) prohibition against murder.

4) prohibition against sexual immorality.

5) prohibition against theft.

6) prohibition against eating meat that was separated from a living animal (cruelty to animals).

7) and a positive command to establish laws and courts.

A righteous person is therefore one who does not worship idols, does not curse God, does not murder, does not steal, who is not sexually immoral, does not mistreat animals and who encourages the observation of these laws.

The law creates peace

Jewish tradition considers the Noachide laws as binding on all men, since they later became an integral part of the Torah. This happened when they were repeated by God when He spoke to the Israelites at Sinai. Traditional Judaism teaches further that the Oral Torah contains the details of these laws and the knowledge of how they are identified.

The Torah thus consists of two covenants between God and man: a universal covenant that applies to all of Noah's descendants, and a special national covenant which applies to all Jews (descendants of Israel) in their role as the stewards and communicators of the Torah. "For you are to be a nation of priests" (Ex 19:6).

Compliance with these laws is intended as a safeguard against humanity ever again descending to the point which reigned before the Flood. On an individual level, compliance with these laws will refine the individual's personality and help establish a connection with God.

The story of Noah gives us the recipe for how we can save the world and enter the messianic age. According to Jewish tradition, observance of the seven laws will ensure us stable and just societies with no stealing, no murdering, etc. Such communities will, as a natural consequence, pave the way for global world peace.

"In that era, there will be neither famine or war, jealousy or competition, for good will flow in abundance and all the delights will be freely available as dust." (Mishneh Torah, Laws of Kings 12:5).