Q&A: Labors as Evidence for the Categorical Imperative
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Labors as Evidence for the Categorical Imperative
Question
We’ve already corresponded several times about the categorical imperative in Jewish law. I wanted to add that in the definitions of the prohibited labors, especially regarding a Jewish holiday, we find a lot of this idea. (For example, in Rashi’s approach in Beitzah 23b, and in a sharper form in the Bach, Orach Chayim 495.) What do you say?
Answer
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