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e-TiM: The Halachik status of Swords of Iron: Milchmet Mitzvah or something else? And why it matters

THURSDAY November 7 1:00pm Eastern 

Jewish law recognizes various types of wars, each with their own rules. A milchemet mitzvah, a war that is a mitzvah, is the category that is most obligating, including regarding who must participate. Possibly because of this, there are segments of the population who argue that the current war, "Swords of Iron", does not qualify as milchemet mitzvah. This talk will use one such shiur as a foil through which to examine the arguments and why I think it is unquestionably a milchemet mitzvah.

Date

November 7, 2024

Time

1:00 PM 2:00 PM EST

Topics

Israel, Israeli-Arab Conflict

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The Halachik status of Swords of Iron: Milchmet Mitzvah or something else_ And why it matters

November 7, 2024

Rabbi Dr. Ari Zivotofsky

Program: e-TiM: The Halachik status of Swords of Iron: Milchmet Mitzvah or something else? And why it matters

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Rabbi Dr. Ari Zivotofsky

RABBI DR. ARI ZIVOTOFSKY is a professor of Neuroscience at Bar Ilan University. He is an expert in the laws and traditions of kosher animals. He co-created the highly successful “mesorah dinners” and conferences in Yerushalayim, New York, Los Angeles, and Chicago. As a "halachic adventurer", he has spent over 30 years exploring Jewish traditions and mesorot from far-flung Jewish communities around the globe, having visited over 40 countries on 5 continents with the aim of studying their Jewish communities. He…

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