Kol Bo Siman 130
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קל. דין עבריין
- The Law of the Sinner
עבריין שעבר על גזרת צבור אם לא נדוהו נמנה למנין עשרה וחייב בכל המצות שכן נאמר בעכן חטא ישראל שאף על פי שחטא ישראל הוא אלמא בקדושתיה קאי ולא יצא מכלל ישראל שלא נחשד על השבועה אבל אם נדוהו מאחר שיבדל מקהל הגולה אם יצרפוהו עמהם היכן היא קללתן ומה הועילו בתקנתם אינו ראוי לצרוף כלל שכבר הבדילוהו מאגודתן.
A sinner who violated the decrees of the community, if they were not excommunicated, they are counted in a quorum of ten and they are obligated in all of the mitzvot. For thus it is said of Achan, "Israel has sinned"(Joshua 7:11) even though he sinned, he is still Israel. Therefore, they still maintain their holiness and they are not removed from the generality of Israel who are not suspected for their oaths. However, if they have been excommunicated, since they must separate themselves from the community of the diaspora, if they were to include them, what would be left of their curse what good was their decree? It is not appropriate to include them at all for they have already separated them from their community.