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A practical look at the reform

שו"תA practical look at the reform
שאל לפני 3 שנים

I wanted to ask the rabbi how relevant practical considerations are when it comes to formulating a legal reform policy in our districts.
A. If we assume a reform will severely damage Israel's image, and make it difficult for IDF soldiers abroad (rightly or wrongly), is this in itself a good enough consideration to oppose it, even though perhaps in theoretical reality it is actually justified?
In other words, decisions of this type should be made under the "screen of ignorance." The question is whether such a consideration is considered such or not, and whether these considerations should necessarily always be accepted only through the screen of ignorance.
 
on. It's pretty clear to me that legal reform will only screw up our future in the country. It will give the ultra-Orthodox an opening to rampage, for Christians to celebrate without any consideration at the expense of our taxes, it will distance us from liberal values, etc. Isn't it appropriate to take these kinds of considerations into account even if in a utopian reality the system is not sufficiently balanced?
third. Isn't it worth taking the economic consideration into account as well? In other words, it is possible that the reform that is theoretically worth doing will still be very harmful on a practical level economically, and then it is worth withdrawing from it.
D. Is there no room to consider our governing culture? We don't live in Britain or New Zealand, our country is corrupt to the core, and lacks a significant democratic culture compared to those countries (some even in a structured way by the Chief Rabbinate, for example). Isn't this also appropriate to take into account here when, say, we determine that the position of the rabbi is not binding?
It may be that theoretically it is really better for her position to only consult, but isn't the Rabbi worried that if her position only consults, our governing culture will deteriorate drastically in terms of the extent of corruption? Where does the "veil of ignorance" actually come into play in cases like this? Is the character of the country, its citizens, and its culture something that should be taken into account?
 
thanks!!


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A. What the hell?! What's the point of enacting a reform that will harm us? The reform aims to improve our internal situation. If it turns out that there is external harm that outweighs the internal benefit, of course this must be taken into account. The reform is not a value in itself, about which one can speak through the veil of ignorance. B. Of course it is. I wrote this. I think it is very important to reform, but not necessarily in the harmful way it is being done today. The distortions can be corrected (and there are distortions) without causing such damage. By the way, I saw today that a petition was published by professors who support reform. The presentation there is of course distorted and biased. They support reform (falsely under the MIT, not Fatah). That is, they support changing and correcting the distortions, but not necessarily in the way it was done. Regarding some of the signatories, this is not my assessment but a published fact. For example, Ron Shapira, Uman, and others. You understand that almost anyone would sign a petition in this sense. The whole debate is about the question of dosages and ways to solve it. There is almost no debate that there are distortions that require correction. I think the number of those who hold the position that there are no distortions and everything is fine (that no reform is needed at all) is much smaller than those who support it in its current form (Levin and Rotman's). C. It is definitely important to take this into account. See section A (and also B). D. You repeat what I said in the penultimate column (548). It is entirely devoted to this point (and it also appears in the previous columns on the reform: 534, 544). I suggest that if you want to know my opinion, first read the columns I wrote on this, and then ask or comment.

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