Morality and God

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asked 4 months ago

Hello Rabbi!
Facts – The rabbi believes in moral realism. What lies at the foundation of this moral realism is the Creator of the world.
Another fact – the rabbi separates Halacha and morality.
There’s a leap here that I don’t understand. If God, the Blessed One, is the basis for morality, then His words, His will, and the way of ruling that He has given us throughout the generations are also supposed to be morality, aren’t they?
My question is, why does the rabbi separate halakha from morality? After all, God is the root of morality and the rabbi agrees with this, so why doesn’t that make his words moral? If God tells me to slaughter my son, or to kill so-and-so who is an Amalekite (if I truly know that God said so or that is His will), why isn’t this a moral act?
I take these facts from your lessons and debates (forgive me for using the second person, so as not to confuse us).
thanks!

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מיכי Staff answered 4 months ago

In column 457 I explained that ethical facts exist even without reference to God. Their binding validity is due to His power. But regardless of all this, I don’t understand your question. There are two types of God’s will: moral and religious will. These are two types even though they are both His own wills. What’s the problem with that? I understand that the apology is for using the second person even though I am not present. That’s fine, even on the Internet it is said that I am present, especially according to my system, where you can even include a minyan on the Internet.

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