25 Marcheshvan 5787
Whether it goes so far as to include outright idolaters as "righteous gentiles" or restricts it to "Noahides" who swear to live in accordance with the Seven Laws of Noah, the latest wave of efforts to accommodate "the Nations" with regard to religion still demands that we Jews serve them rather than HKB"H.
In many, if not most cases, what they want from us is our heritage with all its benefits and blessings but without the obligations and responsibilities. They want a gentilized version of Judaism to run alongside us. It has reached the point in many respects where, looking from the outside, you can't tell the difference between the Jews and the Noahides.
I saw a video of a Noahide wedding. There was a huppah with a veiled bride and groom and all the men wore kippot and there was circle-dancing. I could not distinguish it from a Jewish wedding. (I'm told that they also had a ketubah and broke a glass.)
I saw another video of a "Bat Noah" (gentile Bat Mitzvah). I would not have known the difference. It's a made up "life passage event" coveted by some Noahide families so they don't have to feel short-changed by losing one religion and not qualifying for the other.
We have a commandment to remain separate and distinctively apart from the gentiles. We were told not to copy their manner of dress and yet, if they come along and copy ours, what are we supposed to do then? Certainly not encourage it. Certainly not invite them to partake of everything unique to us - Torah, Shabbat, chagim, mitzvot, kedushah.
The Creator made one religion in the world and if you want a religious way of life as a gentile, there is only one path to it - conversion. Noahidism should not become religion for gentiles. If that is what it has come down to then it's another avodah zarah - strange worship not approved by the Creator of the World.
The First International Congress of Noahides...
...is taking place in Jerusalem from November 2 to November 6, 2026. Organized by Brit Olam (the Noahide World Center), the gathering brings together representatives from six continents at the Seven Arches Hotel on the Mount of Olives.
Organizers emphasize that this gathering is a "foundation, not a conference," aiming to shift the modern Noahide movement from individual communities into a structured, unified global framework.
Core Activities & Events
The five-day program focuses on creating international legal, educational, and organizational institutions:
• Signing the Founding Charter: Attendees are drafting and signing a collective covenant to solidify Noahidism as a formal global movement.
• Establishing a Global Beit Din: The congress is establishing the first international Rabbinical Court (Beit Din) specifically for Noahides to oversee judicial and legal matters globally. [THIS IS THEIR MITZVAH, NOT OURS!!]
• Regional Councils & Infrastructure: Participants are setting up six continental councils, designing a standardized educational syllabus, and building a financial foundation to scale the movement.
• Political & State Engagement: The congress aims to strengthen the relationship between Noahides and the State of Israel. The schedule includes an official reception at Beit HaNasi with Israeli President Isaac Herzog, alongside meetings with officials at Israel’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs. [WHAT DOES THE STATE OF ISRAEL HAVE TO DO WITH THE NOAHIDES OF THE WORLD?!]
What is Being Said & Taught
Led by Rabbi Oury Cherki, the ideological messaging anchors on moving beyond abstract discussion to formalize a "positive identity":
• "Pouring a New Foundation": Leadership, including NWC CEO Rabbi Chaim Goldberg, stated that the movement is "not adding a second floor to an old building... we are pouring a new foundation together," reflecting a historical pivot toward an institutionalized, universal covenant for humanity.
• The Six-Continent Movement: Speakers are highlighting the growth of Noahidism—centered around the Seven Universal Laws of Noah—into a network spanning over 70 countries. Codices like Brit Shalom and the Brit Olam prayer book are being promoted to standardize daily and yearly worship cycles. [HOW WILL THIS NOT BECOME A PARALLEL RELIGIOUS PATH? THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT THEY ARE DOING!]
• Theological Boundaries: The core teachings remind participants that the Noahide framework demands a strict adherence to pure monotheism. Discussions reiterate that any form of worship directed toward partner deities or incarnations (specifically contradicting traditional Christian doctrines regarding Jesus) is defined within this framework as forbidden idolatry.
Outside Perspectives & Discourse
The event has drawn diverse reactions online:
• Theological Critiques: Certain evangelical and Christian watch organizations have highlighted the congress with concern, warning their audiences that the building of centralized global moral institutions in Jerusalem mirrors biblical end-times prophecies regarding a one-world religious system.
• Community Celebration: Within Noahide and associated Jewish community networks, the event is being celebrated as a major step toward global community-building and shared spiritual responsibility.
With all the emphasis on Geulah and Mashiach in these days, it has become popular to assure "the Nations" that they have a role to play and are even indispensable to the establishment of the Messianic Era, i.e. the Jews can't quite get it done unless they bring the gentiles alongside as an equal partner. These gentiles, righteous though they may be individually, when organized into a global, universalist entity, could still pose an existential threat to us.
There is a very good reason the prophets prophesied this to be the situation in the world only after Mashiach has arrived!!
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