לֹֽא־יוּמְת֤וּ אָבוֹת֙ עַל־בָּנִ֔ים וּבָנִ֖ים לֹא־יוּמְת֣וּ עַל־אָב֑וֹת אִ֥יש בְּחֶטְא֖וֹ יוּמָֽתוּ׃ (ס)
Janganlah para ayah dihukum mati karena anak-anaknya, dan janganlah anak-anak dihukum mati karena ayah-ayahnya; setiap orang hanya boleh dihukum mati karena dosanya sendiri.
Kuntres Mattan Torah
17. This allows us to understand one of the most enigmatic sayings of the sages, that is, “the entire Jewish people are guarantors for one another” (tractate Shevuot 39a). This is completely unfair. How can it be that if one sins or transgresses and provokes his maker, and if I do not know him or am related to him, the Holy One, blessed be He, will still demand his payment from me. It is written that “Fathers shall not be put to death for children… every man shall be put to death for his own sin” (Deuteronomy 24:16, II Chronicles 25:4). How can they say that I am responsible for the sins even of a complete stranger, whom I do not know, nor his place?