Then you no longer let them do anything for their father or mother — the consequence of the Corban declaration: the children are legally prevented from using the Corban-declared resources for parental support, even when the parents are in genuine need. The legal technicality of the tradition overrides the direct Torah command to honor parents. The tradition has created a legal pathway around a divine command, and the pathway is being used.

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