“…you have to be somewhat careful when you have reliance on religious values on moral intuition of pretty much anyone”

There are rabbis – even Orthodox rabbis, on the left – who will tout and focus on this sense of individualism, as part of their halakhah. Or, to put it another way, they may apply Rabbi Avi Weiss’ method, but focus more on the individualism of themselves and put much of themselves into the halakhic process, by which they will impose on other people. It’s a reason why you have to be somewhat careful when you have reliance on religious values on moral intuition of pretty much anyone for this very reason, because אין לדבר סוף.

Rabbi Josh Yuter, “Halakhic Process 26 – R. David Hartman and Religious Individualism”, Yutopia Podcast #121 (3 November 2013).

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