#3: The soldier’s dilemma
Jan 7th, 2009 by Rabbi Danny Landes
Rabbi Landes discusses the moral dilemmas facing soldiers in the Israel Defense Forces during the current operation in Gaza.
with Rabbi Daniel Landes of the Pardes Institute of Jewish Studies
Jan 7th, 2009 by Rabbi Danny Landes
Rabbi Landes discusses the moral dilemmas facing soldiers in the Israel Defense Forces during the current operation in Gaza.
Great video blog!
Yelamdenu Rabbenu. In your earlier vlog regarding the legitimacy of the war and the high civilian casualties, you quoted the Rambam siding with Shimon and Levi, justifying the murder of the community of Schem, reasoning that a community that does not police it’s own laws is liable. Shimon and Levi took their punitive action after an agreement had been made between Yakov and Schem, amd Schem was disabled due to the terms of the agreement. Is the Rambam justifying making an agreement for strategic purposes only to violate it brutally shortly afterwards? This sounds very much like the Islamic strategic phenomena of making a false peace for the sake of further aggression. Can you extricate Rambam’s decision from his proof?
The shtender thoughts are wonderful.We need your clear thinging these tough times.Kol hakavod for using technology to spread words of Torah.
The ethical question of Collateral Damage comes about with the Makot (plagues). In Makat Bechorot innocent first born children also died. God presented us with this issue to struggle with to this day.
Yasher ko’ach & kol ha-kavod, R’ Dov. Thank you for asking this question.
A very good and wise point. Today for sure, we need transparency. Perhaps that was Jacob’s major concern. But remember in this case Jacob’s sons were a minority and didn’t have much room to maneuver.