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The Torah's Rhetoric/Punishment Gap on Sexual Transgression; Thoughts on Responses to Walder

The Torah's Rhetoric/Punishment Gap on Sexual Transgression; Thoughts on Responses to Walder

FromDown The Rabbi Hole


The Torah's Rhetoric/Punishment Gap on Sexual Transgression; Thoughts on Responses to Walder

FromDown The Rabbi Hole

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Length:
37 minutes
Released:
Jan 21, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Episode 10: We discuss an interesting phenomenon: Sometimes, the punishment that the Torah prescribes for sexual transgressions are not commensurate with the rhetorical severity ascribed to those same transgressions. This tendency becomes even more pronounced in the Neviim and Chazal. I cannot provide a reason for this gap, but I find that it can justify our outrage even in cases where the Torah's prescribed punishment seems minor.
Released:
Jan 21, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode

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