“There are two kinds of rabbi: the one who is wiling to kill
every Judgment (din) for a Jew and the other who is wiling to kill every Jew for every judgment.” -Hermann Cohen
What Cohen refers to regarding “judgment” is mitzvah. He reckons that either mitzvot are important
to preserve at any cost. Our commitment
to God is worth any price. Others say
that the mitzvot are subservient to human need.
Which is correct? Sometimes
both? One or the other? Neither?
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