Q&A: One does not enact a decree upon the public unless most of the public can abide by it
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One does not enact a decree upon the public unless most of the public can abide by it
Question
Hello Rabbi. I wanted to know what force this rule has (only regarding rabbinic decrees), and whether you would apply this rule anywhere in Jewish law today, perhaps at the intersection of modern life and Jewish law.
Answer
I didn’t understand the question. What does it mean to ask what force this rule has? Its force is about three and a half.
There’s no way to apply it nowadays, because today there is no institution with the authority to enact decrees.