Halacha and morality
The Gramdah Shlita,
Do you have any idea why, according to Leibowitz, who separates religion and morality, God punished Cain even though it does not appear that he was commanded not to murder? Is there any evidence from this for those who believe that the Torah axiomatically assumes human rights, which are a commandment between man and man?
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I fear the prohibition of asking the dead, R”l, but it is my privilege to meet our teacher, the late Rabbi Rozovsky Shlit”a.
This is one of the pieces of evidence I presented in my book that morality is binding and understandable to all before the giving of the Torah. I think Leibowitz can agree with my claim that punishment is given to those who are immoral even if there is no religious prohibition in doing so. Although he wrote that morality is an atheistic category, this does not stand up to verses like “And you shall do what is right and good” or “You shall be holy” and the like.
I understand that you mean R. Shkop’s claim. I doubt whether Leibowitz had this in mind when he constructed his mishnah. Maybe. But even if he did, it means that there are obligations that precede the Torah and the commandments and that the Torah expects us to fulfill them.
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