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##Some ''poskim'' allow teaching any sections of Tanach to non-Jews but prohibit teaching non-Jews the Oral Law.<ref>Netziv (Meishiv Davar 2:77), Maharatz Chayot (Sota 35b s.v. “li-Divarecha”). Meiri Sanhedrin 59a s.v. "Ben Noach" (also footnote 3 in ed. Kedem Yerushalayim) implies that he distinguishes between Tanach and Talmud because he says, "if [the non-Jew] learned Torah not with the goal of fulfilling the Mitzvot; rather, he wants to delve into the knowledge of our Torah and ''Talmudeinu'', then [such a person] is fitting to be punished." [https://www.etzion.org.il/en/shiur-08-talmud-torah-non-jews Rabbi Tzvi Sinensky] explains that this idea might be rooted in the fundamental principle that the Jewish people’s covenant with God is rooted in the Oral Torah, not Scripture.</ref> | ##Some ''poskim'' allow teaching any sections of Tanach to non-Jews but prohibit teaching non-Jews the Oral Law.<ref>Netziv (Meishiv Davar 2:77), Maharatz Chayot (Sota 35b s.v. “li-Divarecha”). Meiri Sanhedrin 59a s.v. "Ben Noach" (also footnote 3 in ed. Kedem Yerushalayim) implies that he distinguishes between Tanach and Talmud because he says, "if [the non-Jew] learned Torah not with the goal of fulfilling the Mitzvot; rather, he wants to delve into the knowledge of our Torah and ''Talmudeinu'', then [such a person] is fitting to be punished." [https://www.etzion.org.il/en/shiur-08-talmud-torah-non-jews Rabbi Tzvi Sinensky] explains that this idea might be rooted in the fundamental principle that the Jewish people’s covenant with God is rooted in the Oral Torah, not Scripture.</ref> | ||
##If the non-Jew wants to learn Torah in-depth in order to learn about Judaism and the Torah due to intellectual interest, then some ''poskim'' permit teaching Torah to non-Jews.<ref>Seridei Esh 2:26</ref> | ##If the non-Jew wants to learn Torah in-depth in order to learn about Judaism and the Torah due to intellectual interest, then some ''poskim'' permit teaching Torah to non-Jews.<ref>Seridei Esh 2:26</ref> | ||
# According to many opinions it is permitted to teach non-Jews Torah in a superficial way just to explain them Torah without the reasons or the depths of the Torah. Additionally, it is permitted to give a ruling for a non-Jew to act in a certain fashion without explaining the reason.<Ref>Mishnat Hager p. 321 quotes the Beer Sheva (Beer Mayim Chayim n. 14) who permits teaching torah to non-Jews if you don't explain the reasons or the intricate logic of Torah. Tiferet Yisrael (Zevachim 14:4) explains that ti is permitted to rule for a non-Jew without explaining its reason.</ref> | |||
==Teaching Torah== | ==Teaching Torah== | ||
