<div>David Finch writes:</div>
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<div>>In Judaism, on the other hand, there is no "salvation," i.e., a <br>>guaranteed ticket to heaven. We have no mechanism to wash away our <br>>sins, especially our original sin, which doesn't exist. .... As
<br>>for ritual, I imagine that Rambam (among many others, including <br>>especially RYBS) would recoil at the notion that Jews observe mitzvot <br>>primarily (or robotically) for the sake of atonement or eternal reward.
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<div>But see <a href="http://mail-jewish.org/rav/talmud_torah.txt">http://mail-jewish.org/rav/talmud_torah.txt</a> where RYBS states (in the last paragraph):</div>
<div>"halacha ... is a living, dynamic discipline which was given to man in order to redeem him and to save him." </div>
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<div>With respect to Talmud Torah (the subject of the RYGB v. Colleague dispute), he writes that "talmud torah [is] a redemptive, cathartic, and inspiring reality." Surely, RYGB's colleague would argue that, a la RYBS, all talmidim deserve an equal oportunity for "redemption."
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<div>Jacob</div>