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... instance the agent believes that it is God who commands him to perform the averah . And one can perform a mizvah , a divine com- mandment , shelo lishmah , for a reason other than that God com- manded it . In the first instance the deed ...
... instance the agent believes that it is God who commands him to perform the averah . And one can perform a mizvah , a divine com- mandment , shelo lishmah , for a reason other than that God com- manded it . In the first instance the deed ...
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... instance [ the Talmud ] does not explicitly invoke the former principle as it does in similar instances everywhere else . " In either case , however , Rabbis Bruna and Hannanel were apparently acting in accordance with rabbinic law ...
... instance [ the Talmud ] does not explicitly invoke the former principle as it does in similar instances everywhere else . " In either case , however , Rabbis Bruna and Hannanel were apparently acting in accordance with rabbinic law ...
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... instance . Other principles are in- volved . The husband is declared to be her heir , even though bib- lically the father inherits from the minor , on the basis of the propo- sition that the Rabbis have the right to confiscate a man's ...
... instance . Other principles are in- volved . The husband is declared to be her heir , even though bib- lically the father inherits from the minor , on the basis of the propo- sition that the Rabbis have the right to confiscate a man's ...
Contents
The Religious Component in the Secular | 35 |
Section 7 | 41 |
Preliminary Remarks | 51 |
Copyright | |
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