They also believe they can deceive God by finding loopholes, they spent more time and efforts trying to find ways out of their own religious rules than simply being observant
The entirety of the Talmud is a Rabbinic "interpretation" of the Old Testament, trying to use legalese to lawyer their way out of doing what God commanded them to do, often interpreting scripture to meaning the exact opposite of what God said. Their current behavior is exactly the same as how their ancestors acted.
They also believe they can deceive God by finding loopholes, they spent more time and efforts trying to find ways out of their own religious rules than simply being observant
The entirety of the Talmud is a Rabbinic "interpretation" of the Old Testament, trying to use legalese to lawyer their way out of doing what God commanded them to do, often interpreting scripture to meaning the exact opposite of what God said. Their current behavior is exactly the same as how their ancestors acted.