a rabbi is caught shoplifting in florida.
the jta report is here
as the reporter reports:
""Maimonedes said that if you're not sure if someone is guilty, it's better not to punish him than punish him unjustly. But he said that if a Jewish scholar, who should know right from wrong, is guilty, he should be punished far more severely than an ignorant person who doesn't know any better." "
i've only met this man a couple of times, and he seemed perfectly pleasant. maybe he went temporarily mad as a result of medication. i do worry, though, that the community closes ranks to defend him. it's not good for the jews to have such publicity, they worry. but the torah also commands us not to favour anyone in judgement because of their social status (high or low). i am kind of fed up with the old boys club as well. don't get me started!
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