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From: teitz@aecom.UUCP (Eliyahu Teitz)
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Subject: Re: Orthodox viewpoints regarding "Who is a Rabbi?"; I respond
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Date: Wed, 13-Feb-85 13:49:59 EST
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    Sorry to disagree, but reform law is not based on biblical Jewish law.
 In fact, they contend that the Torah is more an historical record that a
 system of laws to be followed. Read some reform responsa and you'll see 
 that this is true ( there is a volume of collected responsa in which this
 argument is mention numerous times ). So, true, the fact that they are less
 codified does not mean that they are not based on biblical law. The fact
 tat tey openly state this does though.

				Eliyahu Teitz.


> > ........................................... All sectors of Judaism 
> > agree that throughout Biblical  times only Orthodox laws were the 
> > laws of Israel.
> NO.  IN BIBLICAL TIMES, THERE WAS JEWISH LAW.  TODAY WE HAVE ORTHODOX
> LAW, CONSERVATIVE LAW, REFORM LAW, ETC.  THE FACT THAT NOT ALL OF THESE
> ARE AS EXTENSIVELY CODIFIED DOES NOT A PRIORI MEAN THAT THEY ARE LESS 
> BASED ON BIBLICAL JEWISH LAW, NOR DOES IT MEAN THAT THEY ARE NOT VALID.
> THIS IN SPITE OF THE FACT THAT SOME MORE CLOSELY RESEMBLE (BUT ONLY IN
> SOME WAYS, EVEN IN THE CASE OF ORTHODOXY) THE BIBLICAL JEWISH LAW.