Boundaries and framework in the religious world
Hello Rabbi
I wanted to ask where the line is drawn between things that are within the religious and halakhic world (discussion about taking medication on Shabbat, etc.) and discussion and rulings that are outside the realm (driving on Shabbat). It all depends on interpretation, and seemingly anything can enter the Ha’it Midrashic discussion and anyone can offer a different interpretation?
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So it doesn't sound so objective... I mean, if the idea is that a person should do what he thinks and God should accept it because he does what he thinks is right, then if a person keeps Shabbat but doesn't think he should keep it because the interpretation is incorrect, then it's not valid? If it's all in the head, then it's worse than moving the gate according to the melody of reality.
Every text depends on interpretations. Even if you appoint a qualified commentator, you will still need interpretations of his own words. There is no escape from that.
But it is not really about a person doing what he thinks. Where did you get that from? A person is supposed to do what the Torah commands. But the commandments of the Torah depend on interpretation. Suppose I think that one should stand on one foot every morning, if I don’t find it in the Torah there will be no such halakhic obligation. But when there is a verse in the Torah, its interpretation depends on my opinion, and after I have interpreted it, this is the halakhic obligation as far as I am concerned.
See the example of Mora Talmudei Tochami in Torahs 647 and 411.
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