Thursday, November 16, 2023

Ben Soreh

 The halacha of the rebellious son seems very strange. He is killed for what he possibly will do rather than what he actually did despite clear statement in Chazal that a person is only punished for what they actually did.

Furthermore Medrash Rabbah in the beginning of Shemos Rabbah has a long discussion of wayward children and just notes it was a result of poor chinuch but does not label them as rebellious sons

Does anyone claim that Yishmael or Esav were rebellious children?

Even Rav Hirsch says Esav's behaviour  was the result of improper parenting

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