Relating to the categorization of a sinful act in Jewish Law, the examination of a sin recorded in Jewish texts, or the nature of sin in Jewish thought.
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Are there specific standards for refusing to uphold a certain law in Judaism as a form of civil disobedience?
Are there any texts on civil disobedience in Judaism? Is it an acceptable practice?
Clarification: I was asking if there is a specific Jewish protocol for civil disobedience for civil laws/civil wrongs such as racist policies (ex. Heschel, Martin…
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What counts as unintentionally performing an aveira?
For example you accidentally light a fire on Shabbat, I assume this counts as unintentional. If you light a fire thinking it is a rabbinic prohibition, does this count as unintentional?
In a more general sense, if you perform an aveira believing the…
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Does God Punish Other People for another's sins?
In our day and age, according to Judaism, do we believe that others get punished for the sins another commit?
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"Is called a sinner" vs "is a sinner"
The Sources include dozens of statements of the form, "He who does such and such is called a sinner.". Why "is called a sinner"? Why not "is a sinner" or "sins"?
(For examples, just put "called sinner" in Sefaria. Inconvenient for a traveler…
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Does one commit a sin by contemplating to do a sin? [Not referring to UNCLEAN thoughts]
(ספר שערי תשובה (שער ג' אות מא
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( ולא תתורו אחרי לבבכם ואחרי עיניכם (במדבר טו
הזהרנו בזה שלא לחשוב לעשות עבירה וכל דבר פשע וחטא
Shaarei Teshuvah [Gates of Repentance] Gate 3:41
[loosely translated]...and go not about after your heart and after…
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Is there anything in the torah that says that breaking one commandment means breaking all?
I think I read somewhere in the torah that breaking one commandment means breaking all. Hashem himself said that. I could be wrong.
Searching at google and all I found is from a book of James in Christians' "new…
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