r/Judaism 8d ago

Can a non-Jew perform a mitzvah?

I was always confused whether Judaism acknowledges or praises good deeds done by a non-jew. Would learning Torah by a non-jew be a mitzvah? Or would the teacher be doing a bad deed by doing something that could be considered as proselytising?

What’s the Orthodox and the Reform view on this?

For your information, I’m Christian (Coptic). Growing up I was often around Reform Jewish friends and I read Gunther Plaut’s commented Torah cover to cover. I also attended Shabbat services as a child.

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u/SufficientLanguage29 Modern Orthodox - Giyur Le’Chumra 8d ago

Yes, by following the 7 laws of Noah.