tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20173285.post7954122300977458407..comments2024-03-28T21:21:02.777-04:00Comments on Divrei Chaim: Al te'hi tzadik harbeiChaim B.http://www.blogger.com/profile/02231811394447584320noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20173285.post-6395075816633614152019-03-19T20:03:36.118-04:002019-03-19T20:03:36.118-04:00"our own independent state"
independent..."our own independent state"<br /><br />independent of G-d*? on what grounds defend a secular state? as a milchemes mitzvah? as not standing idly by a brother's blood? as killing first the one who comes to kill you? Torah actions all** [though if these peulahs don't require kavanah, maybe...]<br /><br />*a non-negligible Guarantor, btw<br /><br />**even Noachide self-defense derives from Torah <br /><br />{generous John wishes to place a Purim portion on the hood of every secular politician's car late this Wednesday night, with a special inscription for each: 'welcome to the party pal!'}alonzo maccabihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13177738305527364094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20173285.post-24016781596340091772019-03-17T14:01:35.289-04:002019-03-17T14:01:35.289-04:00Your post has become particularly timely in light ...Your post has become particularly timely in light of the video of the shootings in New Zealand. I read an interesting, though incomplete, article by Dimi Reider, (an Israeli,) that talks about why we should not watch that horrible video. I say it is incomplete because he does not focus on the problem of desensitization. Still, the article offers valuable insights. https://www.newsweek.com/christchurch-shooting-video-footage-watch-trauma-1364436Eliezer Eisenberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16036989084122930226noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20173285.post-52312585317482668592019-03-15T15:27:00.256-04:002019-03-15T15:27:00.256-04:00I disagree. Again, I know nothing, I've never ...I disagree. Again, I know nothing, I've never intentionally directly killed anyone. But at least in theory, I disagree. I wrote about it in two places. You decide.<br />http://beisvaad.blogspot.com/2014/05/bechukosai-tochecha-and-preciousness-of.html<br />and<br />https://beisvaad.blogspot.com/2017/08/shoftim-devarim-201-spiritual-rehab.htmlEliezer Eisenberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16036989084122930226noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20173285.post-5295601059026142642019-03-15T11:03:48.282-04:002019-03-15T11:03:48.282-04:00The crime is in continuing to think and behave tha...The crime is in continuing to think and behave that way when we have our own independent state. Chaim B.https://www.blogger.com/profile/02231811394447584320noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20173285.post-47788977899924315822019-03-15T10:29:21.348-04:002019-03-15T10:29:21.348-04:00why is it that before we strike back at our enemie...<em>why is it that before we strike back at our enemies we seem to have a need to klap 10 Al cheit's in advance, to give them a week's warning to get out of the way, we need at least a minyan of Senators or Congressman to reiterate that we have a right to defend ourselves, etc?</em><br /><br />Because we are still under Shibud Malchuyos, that is why. Or, as the gemara states, <em> Acati Avdeih Achashverosh Anan</em>.Tal Benscharhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13843588912924184369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20173285.post-86803658641935559082019-03-15T08:49:00.556-04:002019-03-15T08:49:00.556-04:00"Shaul made a kal v'chomer"
did Sha..."Shaul made a kal v'chomer"<br /><br />did Shaul's chavrusa counter with his own: 'if the infants and animals of Korach and company were eliminated, should not those of uncircumcised rebels be excised all the more?<br /><br />could Shaul have had a question within his question: if an eglah is to be killed to atone for otherwise unpunished elders, okay; but one who awaits the death penalty, is he not exempt from any lesser penalty that he would also incur (here, the death of his animals/eglahs)?alonzo maccabihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13177738305527364094noreply@blogger.com