A common argument against rabbinic Judaism’s emphasis on law is that “The law can’t make us good.” Whether articulated by Christians, Buddhists, and/or secular/ liberal Jews, the idea is that if you are obeying the law because God commands it, you’re doing it for external reasons. The beginning of wisdom is not “fear of the Lord,” as Proverbs expounds, …
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