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THE HELACHIC SYSTEM?

It's not about consistent actions and it's not about consistent obedience; it's about consistent ethics. It is about the core of the system we choose to let guide us; it is that choice that separates the villain from the hero.

Some might say the Joker is truly about inconsistency. While Batman dons unreliability along with the cape and cowl, the Joker's unreliability is simply part of his essence. Yet, as the old joke says, the only thing you could count on about him was that you couldn't count on him for anything. The Joker not only knows this about himself but he embraces it; he is consistent -- he is consistently chaotic.

Two-Face could go through his entire life never once killing if only his coin beats the odds. That does not make him a great man. To feel one's way through ethics based on a loose moral sense is to wander aimlessly, like the Joker. To follow a system without any evaluation of its ethical qualification is to wander blindly, like Two-Face.

Batman has clear rules. He also has procedure and protocol and regulation up to his pointed ears. Those are not his limitations -- they are merely set dressing. Batman has ethical guidelines that surpass the random hypothetical, that -- when applied -- morph into a practical answer only to revert back into an idea upon completion of its services. As an idea, his limits are steadfast; as an action, his limits are seamless. That is the beauty of Batman and that is the beauty of the Halachic system. For both the way of the Bat and the way of Sinai are paths for a complex world. They are mathematical equations (complete with the elusive variable), not the multiplication tables.

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