Halakhic morality versus human morality
Hello Rabbi
I watched your interview with Yaron London about your trilogy, where you addressed the question of human morality versus halakhic morality and noted that for you, both categories obligate you and sometimes there is a conflict between them.
My question is whether the conflict and not the automatic choice in halakhic morality stems from the very limitations that halakhic authority has from the Torah's command, or whether halakhic authority in matters of morality still has validity from the Torah's command, but you are still unwilling to accept it, and if so, why?
thanks
First of all, there is no such thing as halakhic morality. There is halakha. Sometimes there are conflicts between halakha and morality. I didn't understand your question.
Okay, so I'll be precise, the question is about human morality versus halachic principles that contradict this morality (if I'm not mistaken, this is what you talked about in the interview)
And what you said is that there are situations where Halacha and morality conflict, and from your perspective Halacha does not always prevail.
So my question is why, is it because of the understanding that the practical validity of halakhic law has limitations from within the Torah itself and therefore it is not necessary in every case to uphold and accept the principles of halakhic law in their entirety and in an absolute form, or does the reason not stem from this and the very choice of morality stems from the preference for morality over the Torah's fundamental command to follow halakhic law?
What does it mean why? Why will it prevail? These are two desires of God, and when they clash, it is a conflict. For more details, I have series on Halacha and morality and content to listen to there.
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