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Din & Daf: Do We Trust People (Episode 3) with Dr. Elana Stein Hain
Published 2 years, 6 months ago
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Do we trust people to do the right thing? The Case of ב”ק עא) מעשה שבת)
Dr. Elana Stein Hain - dinanddaf@hadran.org.il
Halakhah is a system designed for people to follow. And people are flawed!! We can be dishonest, self-serving, exploitative, etc. (How) should halakhic rulings try to correct for how people might exploit legal leniencies in dishonest ways? The case of ruling on whether an item changed/made by Shabbat violation may be used by Jews is one site where this question is addressed. We examine it in this brief shiur.