Practical Judaism * The Law of the Country

G-d decided that Jews should follow the laws of the governments where they live. This is not because we are under their control; it is because G-d decided that this is how we should act. The requirement to follow the law of the country applies to certain physical matters, such as monetary laws and taxes etc., but not to matters of Torah and Mitzvos including Jewish customs.

(See talk of the Lubavitcher Rebbe King Moshiach Shlita, Bereishis 5752 (1991))