Halakhah sobre Levítico 24:10
וַיֵּצֵא֙ בֶּן־אִשָּׁ֣ה יִשְׂרְאֵלִ֔ית וְהוּא֙ בֶּן־אִ֣ישׁ מִצְרִ֔י בְּת֖וֹךְ בְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל וַיִּנָּצוּ֙ בַּֽמַּחֲנֶ֔ה בֶּ֚ן הַיִּשְׂרְאֵלִ֔ית וְאִ֖ישׁ הַיִּשְׂרְאֵלִֽי׃
En aquella sazón el hijo de una mujer Israelita, el cual era hijo de un Egipcio, salió entre los hijos de Israel; y el hijo de la Israelita y un hombre de Israel riñeron en el real:
Contemporary Halakhic Problems, Vol IV
Some latter-day authorities, including Parashat Derakhim, Derush 1, and R. Joseph Engel, Bet ha-Ozar, Ma'arekhet Alef, klal 1, marshal a variety of sources in support of the position that the Patriarchs, although not formally bound by the Sinaitic covenant, nevertheless enjoyed the status of full-fledged Jews for all other purposes.17The Brisker Rav, R. Yiẓḥhak Ze’ev ha-Levi Soloveichik, citing Ramban, Commentary on the Bible, Leviticus 24:10, argues that, since the days of Abraham, our ancestors enjoyed the status of Jews and hence, for them, Sabbath observance was not a “novel” religious observance. Nevertheless, prior to revelation at Sinai, they were not bound by the commandments. See Ḥiddushei Maran ha-Griz ha-Levi al Tanakh ve-Aggada, published in Batei ha-Leviyim (Jerusalem, 5746), no. 13, p. 7. If so, the problem is immediately resolved. However, even those authorities cite midrashic sources that serve to render the issue a matter of doubt or controversy.
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