In modern Judaism we pay attention to the laws given in the Torah (in different ways depending on denomination, etc), but as far as I can tell we all totally ignore the punishments that the Torah lists for breaking those laws. This seems wonderful to me — I’m not arguing we should put anyone to death. But I’m curious about the history. What was the original rationale for the change? When did it happen?
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