Reply To: The Real Problem

You gents don’t seem to grasp the nature of the problem. It doesn’t matter if we’re discussing a secular, goyish court or a Yid in his daily life. There is a Creator, Who set up this world according to the rules that He established. These rules apply to all of His creations, according to the particulars of their nature. This is the only real consideration. That said, He has made it crystal clear that to’eivah is a hideous abomination, for which a man, at least, merits the death penalty. If you allow the tolerance in Western society to numb your awareness of the moral seriousness of this act, and of the moral damage that it wreaks in the Creation, then you won’t appreciate the fact that Hashem is observing what is happening in His creation at all times and deciding if it is to His liking. If you accept that Hashem has established a moral code in the universe, then you will realize that deviation from that moral code will bring consequences. If you don’t accept it, then it’s not clear why you’re frequenting a website called ‘the yeshiva world’.

It’s not a complex formula, which is a hint that it’s true – Hashem didn’t make things so complex that we couldn’t or wouldn’t grasp it; He kept it simple and even told us what the story is in the Torah. In this case, there is enormous risk in the allowing of to’eiva to flourish.