tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20239360.post5477274514591248922..comments2023-05-03T09:08:48.587-04:00Comments on Eclectic Jewish Thoughts: Pluralism and its limits in early JudaismLarry Lennhoffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06578073969473815180noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20239360.post-65243920219539449762011-08-01T16:22:07.405-04:002011-08-01T16:22:07.405-04:00I think what this means is that they accepted that...I think what this means is that they accepted that the two communities had different standards and acted so that Hillel would tell Shammai "this person is OK by our standards but not yours" or "this person is OK by our standards AND by yours." The testimony would be accepted either way because they did not believe that a disagreement over halacha meant the other party were kofrim, r'sha'im, etc.<br /><br />So to use a contemporary analogy, if a food item is kosher by Conservative but not Orthodox standards, I as a Conservative Jew should tell you so. In return for this, if I tell you that something is kosher by both standards you should accept that as well.Rabbi Charles Arianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02936036682918877496noreply@blogger.com