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For Moses, that God should "visit the iniquity of the fathers upon the children to the third and fourth generation" (Exod. 20:5) is an unacceptable form of group punishment akin to the morally indiscriminate punishment of Sodom. Challenging God's pronouncement of the punishment of the sons for the sins of the fathers, Moses argues with God, against God, and in the name of God. Moses engages God with fierce moral logic:

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Where conscience finds moral fault in purportedly divine imperatives, the imperatives need to be reexamined.

Harold M. Schulweis

Harold M. Schulweis

Harold M. Schulweis

Born: April 14, 1925

Died: December 18, 2014 (aged 89)

Bio: Harold M. Schulweis was an American rabbi and author. He was the longtime spiritual Leader at Valley Beth Shalom in Encino, California.

Known for:

For those who can't believe (1994)
Conscience (2008)
Evil and the morality of God (1984)
Finding Each Other in Judaism (2001)
In God's mirror (1990)

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