Which Jewish groups prescribe the death penalty for anyone who breaks the Sabbath ?

Question

"While the Israelites were in the desert, a man was discovered gathering wood on the Sabbath day. Those who caught him at it brought him to Moses and Aaron and the whole assembly. But they kept him in custody, for there was no clear decision as to what should be done with him.

Then the Lord said to Moses, "This man shall be put to death; let the whole community stone him outside the camp."

So the whole community led him outside the camp and stoned him to death as the Lord had commanded Moses." Numbers 15:32-36 NAB

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Answer 1

The law pof a death penalty for violating the shabbos is in the Torah BUT, the death penalty was VERY rarely given due to the difficulty in finding somebody guilty in a a capital case in a Jewish court

1) There have to be two kosher witnesses- in other words two people that nobody could accuse of having publicly sinned
2) They had to warn the people that the act they were about to engage in was acapital offense.
3) The people had to ACKNOWLEDGE the warning and then, in front of the witnesses, engage in the act.
4) The offense would be taken before a Sanhedrin (court) with at least 21 judges.
5) The witnesses would be cross examined seperately and neither was allowed to hear the other's testimony.
6) ANY discrepancy, no matter how small, was grounds for dismissal
7) Witnesses were reluctant to come forward since if the charges were dropped, you were tried for bearing false witness- and the penalty would be the one that would have been carried out on the people against whom you had testified (so in this case- death, in many other cases a monetary fine)
8) If the guilty verdict was unanimous- the person went free as the Talmud states that in such a case the court was being too strict since there should always be one person with some doubt.
9) Due to the extreme difficulty in getting a verdict in a capital offense, the Talmud in masechta Sanhedrim remarks that a Sanhedrin that coinvicted more than two people to death in seven years was bloodthirsty and not allowed to judge in trials for capital offenses (there is a minority opinion there that two deaths in SEVENTY years invalidated a sanhedrin from hearing capital offenses).

In the modern era- a Jewish court CANNOT give the death penalty EVER, since unless the Temple is built and the Snahedrin sitting in the Chamber of Hewn Stone, no court anywhere has the jurisdiction to pass a judgement of death.

Answer 2

Any Jewish group whose observance is based on the Torah, would consider violating the Shabbos to be a capital offense. But you have to take it in its proper context. First of all, such a penalty cannot be enforced today. Second of all, if there were a Sanhedrin (Jewish High Court) today, numerous conditions would have to be met before such a sentence would be carried out. There would have to be at least two reliable witnesses to the crime. Those witnesses would have had to warn the accused that what he is doing is a violation of the Shabbos and a capital offense. The accused would have to then acknowledge the warning, and proceed to break Shabbos anyway. In today's generation, where so many are so completely in the dark regarding their heritage, and have been brainwashed from childhood by non-Torah-based ideologies calling themselves "Judaism," nobody today can really be said to be violating the Sabbath deliberately. There are no real apostates anymore. A real apostate needs to gain an in-depth understanding of the Torah and then abandon it. The only people studying Torah that dilligently are the most devout of Jews.

Again, it's all about context. Think of the context in which the incident you cite occurred. This individual, along with the rest of the Jews, has just been led led out of Egypt by the hand of G-d, they saw the parting of the Sea of Reeds, and heard the voice of G-d when the Torah was given at Mt. Sinai. He is part of a travelling camp of millions, who follow a pillar of smoke in the desert (which become a pillar of fire at night), all the while surrounded in a cloud that miraculously keeps them comfortable, prevents their clothing and shoes from becoming worn out... for G-d's sake, MAGICAL FOOD FALLS FROM THE SKY for these people! What more do you want?! In that context, for someone to work on the Sabbath, yeah, that person probably should be stoned to death.

And just for the record, our commentaries have it (and I'm not claiming to fully understand this) that the individual in this incident of the man who gathered wood on Shabbos (his name is Tzelophchad, and his daughters later make an appearance when the come to Moses to ask for their father's inheiritence, as their father did not have any sons, but aaaanyway) did so deliberately, knowing the consequences, in order to serve as an example to the entire Jewish people.

I hope this helps clarify things for you.

Answer 3

Basically any traditional Jewish group, but as the guy said above me said the death penalty has not been practiced in Judaism for over 2,200 years and even then it was very difficult to obtain.

Answer 4

The regulation became a shadow of what Christ got here to fulfill. It on no account saved all and sundry. actual the regulation became created to coach sinners their sin, no longer the righteous their righteousness. the rationalization why Christians on the instant do no longer would desire to persist with that strict regulation of Sabbath is using the fact Christ is our relax now, washing clean our condemnation. God is to be worshiped in spirit and in fact, with each fiber of our being. With each fiber of our being concludes to intend each minute--in any respect circumstances, no longer in common terms on Sabbath. Jesus did no longer substitute God's suggestions. This became God's plan all alongside. Jesus fulfilled it thoroughly, that's why God reported of Him, it extremely is my son in whom i'm nicely extremely joyful.

Answer 5

Religion Historians have brought out the fact that the Old Testament God is wrathful and the New Testament God is loving. There is quite a difference.

Answer 6

Who cares? Have some matza balls!

Answer 7

WHERE ARE THE ACLU JEWISH MEMBERS..... THE PUNISHMENT DOES NOT, DEFINITELY DOES NOT FIT THE CRIME COMMITTED.

Answer 8

God hates logs.

Answer 9

None. go back in your hole.

Answer 10

I wouldn't until now.