Noahide Groups

Hello Lucie

What I tend to do throughout the day is to write down in a notebook all the things that I have done and thought about and build up enough to have a conversation with HaShem toward the end of the day while looking at your notes at the same time this will help to focus your mind.

Don’t forget to give thanks and praise to the Sovereign Lord.

Hello my friend,

Shalom to you. Your question touches on deep yearnings for closeness to the Creator, which is beautiful and commendable. However, it is vital to approach these topics with structural clarity and grounded truth.

To give you the most direct, honest, and stabilizing answer: No, a Noahide’s spiritual status does not change into an "upgrade" of 10 commandments, nor should a Noahide be seeking entry into the heavenly halls of the Merkava (the Divine Chariot) or focusing on esoteric Kabbalistic ideas.

Let us strip away the mystical distractions and look at this through the lens of authentic Torah and Chassidic philosophy, which explains everything you truly need to know about the Unity of Hashem.

1. The Trap of "Upgrading" Commandments

The idea that a spiritual experience or a deep attraction to Torah "upgrades" your spiritual obligation from 7 to 10 commandments is a mistake.

In Torah law, there are only two permanent, divinely sanctioned tracks for humanity:

• The Noahide Track: Bound by the 7 Universal Laws.

• The Jewish Track: Bound by the 613 Commandments.

There is no "in-between" status of 10 or 15 commandments. In fact, Jewish law (Halacha) explicitly forbids creating an intermediate or synthetic religion. Your 7 Laws are not a "basic package" that you graduate from as you become more spiritual. The 7 Laws are your lifetime covenant, and they are infinitely deep.

2. The Chassidic View: Hashem’s Oneness is Everywhere

You mentioned the Merkava (the Divine Chariot). In Kabbalah, the Chariot represents how God's energy manifests in the spiritual worlds. But Chassidism brings this down to earth and explains a much more critical principle: The Absolute Unity of Hashem (Achdut Hashem).

Chassidism teaches that God did not create the higher, esoteric worlds because He was lonely up there; He created the lower, physical world because He desired a "dwelling place in the lowest realms" (Dirah BeTachtonim).

You do not need to ascend to the heavenly halls of the Merkava to find God. Hashem is fully present right where you are standing. True spirituality for a Noahide is not about escaping this world through mysticism; it is about bringing the awareness of God’s Oneness into your daily life by mastering the 7 Laws.

Fascinating yourself with secrets of Jewish ancestry or cosmic soul-roots often acts as a distraction from your actual, actionable mission.

Do not apologize for asking—these thoughts are natural when you begin studying. But be anchored. Your 7 Laws are not a restriction; they are your unique, beautiful passport to a direct, unmediated relationship with the One True God. Focus on His Unity, refine your character, and find Him in the fulfillment of your daily duties.

The classic answer is do not let your happiness depend on other people. But since we live amongst people, that’s very hard to do. So yes, there’s a feeling of loneliness when others don’t have a similar belief. But it’s nice to know that they will eventually. You don’t have to force your belief on anyone just do what you do and others will observe you and that will be enough.

Beautiful!

Hello everyone! So happy and grateful to have found you! I became a Noahide in 2022 and know only one other who is here in Hawaii. I've so wanted to belong to a Noahide group. So glad you created a community for us! Thank you so very much to the wonderful Rabbis, volunteers, all the wonderful contributors and participants who make the 7 Noahide Laws available and do all the meaningful things to bring these beautiful teachings to our world to make it a better place. I read the Christian Bible beginning 2021 but things weren't adding up, so when I discovered this path in 2022, I read The Ancient Hebrew Bible of the Torah, A Mechanical Translation by Jeff A. Benner, and The Seven Gates of Knowledge by Rabbi Moshe Weiner and have begun to read The Divine Code by also by Rabbi Weiner. I'm so relieved to find sensible meaning to Tanach teachings. The Rabbis are so wise. I love listening to Rabbi Manis Friedman and Rabbi Tovia Singer.  I’m working on a project as my contribution to help make this world a better place. Aside from devotion to Hashem, this is the most important thing to me.

I'm moving to Paraguay soon and hope to meet other Noahides there to study and socialize together, in person or online. If we’re able to form a group there, perhaps we can join established online studies as a group and have a Rabbi who will oversee us. I would so love that. This would fill an ache to converse with others who understand this chosen way of life and have someone to turn to for excellent counsel. Thank you so much!!  In this confusing and often chaotic world of ours, Noahidism gives my life meaning and hope. I’m so relieved that I’m crying inside!  Ha!  :D  Vaya con Dios!