Rabbi Chait teaches that King Solomon
first validates himself as worthy of teaching these
fundamentals. To understand which life is best, Rabbi Chait stated
that King Solomon then introduces us to man’s psychological
makeup. From man’s great ambition to succeed, his surging
energies, and his immortality fantasy, the King lays the groundwork—a
map of the psyche—so we might appreciate his
explorations into man’s quest for happiness. Rabbi Chait
highlights the central theme that man creates and chases fantasies,
and that these are the “futilities of futilities.” Man assumes
there is something “additional” in his pursuits. King Solomon exposes these fallacies.
Rabbi Israel Chait, OBM, taught a great many Noahides at a time when there were very few Rabbis willing to teach non-Jews. Rabbi Chait lectured extensively on Ethics of the Fathers—Pirkei Avos—throughout the 1980s. Each Sunday morning at Yeshiva B’nei Torah in Far Rockaway, N.Y.,
Rabbi Chait shared brilliant psychological and philosophical insights into the rabbis’ writings. This book is a compilation of a students transcripts of those teachings by Rabbi Chait.
For Confessing Our Sins - Exploring the Al Chet Prayer by: Rabbi Shraga Simmons.
For the Jewish people, "Yom Kippur" means "Day of Atonement," and that pretty much explains what the holiday is. For Noahides, our time of atonement is during Sukkot. During Sukkot is when the Priests made daily sacrifices for the atonement and well being of the nations. During this period we should, as Noahides "afflict the soul," as the Jewish people do on their Day of Atonement, to atone for the sins of the past year. Sukkot is, essentially, our last appeal, our last chance to change the judgment, to demonstrate our repentance and make amends.
During this time a Noahide only atones for sins between man and G-d, not for sins against another
person. To atone for sins against another person, you must first seek reconciliation with that person,
righting the wrongs you committed against them, if possible.
The Al Chet helps us to focus on what to ask ourselves during this time when we are seeking atonement from HaShem for our transgressions.
Relevance of the Maimonides Source in Relation to the Noahide Declaration:
Dismantling criticism of the Kibbul outside the Land of Israel by: Yaacov Amar Rothstein
The Duties of the Heart (Chovos Halevovos) is Rabbi Bachya ibn Pakuda's (11th Century Spain) classic theological work on the Jewish principles of faith and man's inner relationship to himself and to God.
The Psalms of King David The Once and Future King Dedicated to Mashiach ben Yoseph and Mashiach ben David
Original Translation: The Heart of the Psalms Commentary: The Mind of the Psalms In-depth Essays: The Soul of the Psalms