Tuesday, August 18, 2020

The Ger Who Changed His Mind

 The Rambam writes [Melachim 10-3]:


בֶּן נֹחַ שֶׁנִּתְגַּיֵּר וּמָל וְטָבַל וְאַחַר כָּךְ רָצָה לַחְזֹר מֵאַחֲרֵי ה' וְלִהְיוֹת גֵּר תּוֹשָׁב בִּלְבַד כְּשֶׁהָיָה מִקֹּדֶם. אֵין שׁוֹמְעִין לוֹ. אֶלָּא יִהְיֶה כְּיִשְׂרָאֵל לְכָל דָּבָר אוֹ יֵהָרֵג.

This is an ABSOLUTE shocker! Why is he מחוייב מיתה?? I looked around and saw various poor teirutzim to this question.... 

I have an idea but would MUCH RATHER see that someone else said it than to be the first one...