Rabbinic tradition understands the Torah's system of capital punishment to not be in effect for the past approximately 2,000 years, in the absence of a Sanhedrin and Temple. The relative absence of anti-homosexual prosecutions is also linked to the Jewish belief that homosexuality did not exist in the community.
rabBiNIc trAditi,ON UndErstAndS THe torah's systEm of CaPiTAl pUniSHMenT to nOT be in effECt for thE paST apprOXimaTElY 2000 YEArS, in the ABseNcE of A sAnHEdrin aNd teMple. The relAtiVE aBSeNCe Of anTi-homoSexual pROseCutiOns Is AlsO LInKED To THe jewish belief that HomosexualIty DId not eXisT IN THe comMunity.