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| Aug 25, 2019 at 15:55 | history | edited | user15464 | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| Aug 23, 2019 at 7:34 | comment | added | Tamir Evan | Re: "leaving it to the converting rabbi to decide what mitzvot to teach": I think that is done because in each time, in each place and for each prospective Ger there would be different Mitzvot that the prospective Ger will need to specifically be made aware of. | |
| Aug 23, 2019 at 7:16 | comment | added | Tamir Evan | Rambam defines "קלות" and "חמורות" in Hikhot Teshvah 1:7[2](in translation): "Which are light [קלות] sins and which are severe [חמורות] ones? The severe sins are those for which one is liable for execution by the court or karet. False and unnecessary oaths are also considered severe sins even though they are not [punished by] karet. [The violation of] the other prohibitions and [the failure to perform] positive commandments that are not punishable by karet are considered light [sins]". | |
| Aug 23, 2019 at 1:39 | answer | added | Alex | timeline score: 3 | |
| Aug 23, 2019 at 0:45 | history | edited | Maurice Mizrahi | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| Aug 22, 2019 at 23:21 | answer | added | user15464 | timeline score: 2 | |
| Aug 22, 2019 at 22:21 | history | edited | DonielF |
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| Aug 22, 2019 at 20:57 | history | edited | Maurice Mizrahi | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| Aug 22, 2019 at 20:20 | comment | added | Isaac Moses♦ | Many of the comments here ought to be posted instead as answers. | |
| Aug 22, 2019 at 19:51 | comment | added | Al Berko | 1. there's no contradiction - no source says there are no minor or major Mitzvos, only that we don't know exactly. 2. The negative Mitzvos can be clearly divided by the measure of punishment or Teshuva needed to repent. 3. Some positive are also very severe like Bris or eating Matzah, but for others where the reward is not specified, we can presume it depends on לפום צערא אגרא. | |
| Aug 22, 2019 at 18:31 | history | edited | Maurice Mizrahi | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| Aug 22, 2019 at 17:15 | comment | added | Joel K | Very similar: judaism.stackexchange.com/questions/105024/… | |
| Aug 22, 2019 at 17:09 | comment | added | Yaakov Pinchas | Continuation- Further, you might ask why they maintain their moniker, ie major & minor, is perhaps, upon our glance they appear major and minor, but is indeterminate. I think the question should be phrased as to how you replied, what determines what is major and minor | |
| Aug 22, 2019 at 17:07 | comment | added | Yaakov Pinchas | On one hand, we have a directive of assiduity applied to both minor and major commandments. On the other hand, we have a directive in scrupulous observation of both, as their values are unknown. One could tenably assume the former’s application is performed despite the fact of unequal value, as per your question. However one could argue that former (which appears later than the latter in pirkei avot) is simply another application of the rule. In other words, quickly performing both is a directive because we do not the values of either. | |
| Aug 22, 2019 at 17:03 | comment | added | Maurice Mizrahi | @Meir -- The quote that really gave me pause is the first one. How does the converting rabbi decide what's major and what's minor? | |
| Aug 22, 2019 at 16:50 | comment | added | Yirmeyahu | "because you don't know the values of the commandments" indicates the prior "assessments" of minor vs major are actually invalid. | |
| Aug 22, 2019 at 16:46 | comment | added | Meir | Where's the contradiction? The last source doesn't say that there aren't "major" and "minor" commandments (however those are defined), but that their respective rewards may be on a different scale. | |
| Aug 22, 2019 at 16:40 | history | asked | Maurice Mizrahi | CC BY-SA 4.0 |