“The process of chok-ification, of relating to a halakhah as lacking any humanly discernible purpose, often leads to that halakhah having its application narrowed to the point of nonexistence”

The process of chok-ification, of relating to a halakhah as lacking any humanly discernible purpose, often leads to that halakhah having its application narrowed to the point of nonexistence. But I submit it would be better, if possible, to find a way to restore meaning to the law.

Rabbi Aryeh Klapper, “Restoring Challenging Halakhah”, moderntoraleadership (11 May 2015) [https://moderntoraleadership.wordpress.com/2015/05/11/restoring-challenging-halakhah/]