The Torah in its moral code clearly defines that which is proper and moral, as opposed to that which is decadent and immoral. Society is always in flux, and that which was considered immoral and degenerate is no longer regarded as wrong and reprehensible. Intellectuals are constantly expounding new perspectives and outlooks on morality. The Torah here enjoins us to categorically reject the morals and way of life of the society wherein we live when they are antithetical to the Torah. We are admonished not to imitate the “doings of the land of Egypt or Canaan” even if this is…
