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popa_bar_abba
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PBA: Fakhert. If it’s a Mitzvah, it’s something Meyuchad to us that may or may not have an attached message. If it’s just about Middos Tovos, then it should be universal. Again, why should Goyim not have good Middos also?

I agree with the notion. I’m just having a hard time wrapping my head around what the rules are.

I think goyim should have middos tovos. The gemara praises certain goyim who had good middos and says they were rewarded.

If we’d be talking about being nice to people directly, I think I’d certainly agree that it’s important. But we’re really talking about doing things that develop your middos sensitives, which is really what the entire corpus of the 613 is about. So again, do you think it is appropriate for a goy to do shiluach haken?

I see you’re responded to that if it’s an actual mitzva then it’s meyuchad to us, but I don’t get that too well.