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Conservative Sefer Torah

In theory: If one is given a sefer torah written by a Conservative Rabbi, should that Torah be burned? (Assuming no one would know, it wouldn’t cause hatred or anything else)?

Answer:

The Gemara states that a Sefer Torah that was written by a min (heretic) must be burned.

However, in the case of the Conservative movement we cannot know the status of the rabbi who wrote it, because the movement includes a range of beliefs and statuses.

Therefore, out of doubt it will not be correct to burn it.

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