Comments on: #3: The soldier’s dilemma

By: Rabbi Danny Landes

Rabbi Danny Landes — Sun, 01 Feb 2009 13:52:00 +0000

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.

By: Soferet Avielah Barclay

Soferet Avielah Barclay — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 19:31:53 +0000

Yasher ko’ach & kol ha-kavod, R’ Dov. Thank you for asking this question.

By: Debra Weiner

Debra Weiner — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 10:42:24 +0000

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.

By: r&s Isserow

r&s Isserow — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 11:56:29 +0000

The shtender thoughts are wonderful.We need your clear thinging these tough times.Kol hakavod for using technology to spread words of Torah.

By: Dov Laimon

Dov Laimon — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 14:06:35 +0000

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?

By: Larry

Larry — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 02:07:49 +0000

Great video blog!