H
ow can our ever-transforming dynamic society be stuck with an archaic outdated code of laws? Reformers might want to adapt to a new reality but some things — like the sun and the human heart — remain eternal constants no matter what new winds are blowing
Way back when it was given in the Wilderness the Torah was concerned about “reformers” who would try to change G-d’s law beyond recognition. In this week’s parshah we are warned in one succinct pasuk against the worldview that gives rise to Reform:
“You shall not add to the word that I command you nor shall you detract from it to keep the commandment of Hashem” (Devarim 4:2).
Keep the statutes and laws of the Torah just as they are without changing them in any way.
