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S Hydrae @shydrae.bsky.social

A2 The instructions as laid out in the text are not detailed enough to follow all cases, so the injunction to keep the commandments of God may serve to give them the authority to interpret the instructions. #ParshaChat

aug 9, 2025, 7:54 pm • 3 1

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PF Anderson @pfanderson.bsky.social

Interesting interpretation. I like! #ParshaChat

aug 9, 2025, 8:00 pm • 1 0 • view
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Rabbi Ruti Regan @rutiregan.bsky.social

A2: How do we do that without "adding"? Is it about what kind of authority we claim? #ParshaChat

aug 9, 2025, 7:59 pm • 1 0 • view
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PF Anderson @pfanderson.bsky.social

Consensus approach? #ParshaChat

aug 9, 2025, 8:06 pm • 1 0 • view
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PF Anderson @pfanderson.bsky.social

I’m thinking about the vote here last week. It was a fierce battle between affirming an old vote for an unfunded green park on the roof of a subterranean parking lot or build over it as originally designed w/ a library expansion through a public-private partnership. No perfect solution #ParshaChat

aug 9, 2025, 8:13 pm • 1 0 • view
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Rabbi Ruti Regan @rutiregan.bsky.social

Oh wow, I can see how that would be fiercely contested in both directions! #ParshaChat

aug 9, 2025, 8:20 pm • 1 0 • view
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PF Anderson @pfanderson.bsky.social

Lots of accusations of lying on both sides. Lots of conflicts. Building the park would have voided the warranty on the parking garage, because of risk of water damage. Soooo complicated. #ParshaChat

aug 9, 2025, 8:26 pm • 1 0 • view
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Rabbi Ruti Regan @rutiregan.bsky.social

How so? Like, it's not adding if there's a consensus that it's not adding? #ParshaChat

aug 9, 2025, 8:06 pm • 1 0 • view
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PF Anderson @pfanderson.bsky.social

I’m thinking how consensus moves things forward, but always with imperfect solutions that require revisions and new consensus building. Politics. I mean, ugh, but done right? #ParshaChat

aug 9, 2025, 8:15 pm • 1 0 • view
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PF Anderson @pfanderson.bsky.social

And yes, that consensus around what counts as addition vs refinement is extremely nuanced. The essence of legality. #ParshaChat

aug 9, 2025, 8:16 pm • 1 0 • view
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Rabbi Ruti Regan @rutiregan.bsky.social

One of the things that's good about democracy is the ability to tolerate minority opinions while still having some clarity about what the active law is. #ParshaChat

aug 9, 2025, 8:18 pm • 3 1 • view
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PF Anderson @pfanderson.bsky.social

That’s also one of the wonders of Judaism and halakhic law. I’m fascinated by the Halakha of emerging technologies. #ParshaChat

aug 9, 2025, 8:22 pm • 2 0 • view