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The rabbis continue their conversation about responsibility. When the beit din errs in its judgement and a person follows the beit din, is he liable? If he does not follow the ruling of the beit din, is he liable for not following their ruling? While the rabbis are clear in their exoneration of the individual, they question what should happen when a group of people are involved.
Are none of them liable? What if the beit din is comprised of dozens of Sages, but only one person disagrees with the ruling. Is that judge excluded from liability, as well, when his colleagues are held responsible for their error?
What about representation of the Jewish people? The rabbis wonder about a majority of Jews, and what this might mean.
We explore modern notions of egalitarianism form Rav Lichtenstein’s sensitivities and beyond to the embracing of LGBTQ in Halacha.