Rabbi Sacks addresses the statement in Deuteronomy 24:16, that a person shall only be put to death for his own sin, not for the sins of their children or parents. This law clearly excludes vicarious punishment that was common at the time; for instance, if a man rapes a virgin, his wife shall be ravished, who then must stay with the father of the victim. Yet, it is seemingly contradicted by the principle that children may suffer for the sins of their parents. Rabbi Sacks observes that the latter law reflects the difference between human justice and Divine justice, yet the problem is more complex. Read the article