Timeline for Is the commandment 'You shall not murder' the most important commandment in Judaism?
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| Jan 7, 2016 at 16:06 | comment | added | mbloch | @Daniel +1 also note the gemara really says "equal to murder", but of course it is not meant literally either | |
| Jan 7, 2016 at 14:45 | comment | added | Daniel | I agree with you that the question is unclear, but do you really think that "embarrassing somebody is worse than killing" is true for any reasonable definition of "worse"? I think it's pretty clear that that gemara is not to be taken literally. It doesn't even fit the "relative priority" standard that your answer talks about. If someone points a gun at you and says "embarrass somebody else" do you think you have to refuse? | |
| Jan 7, 2016 at 14:42 | comment | added | hazoriz | Link for the English halakhah.com/babamezia/babamezia_58.html | |
| Jan 7, 2016 at 14:06 | comment | added | mbloch | The gemara about "embarassing someone in public is equal to murder" is Baba Metzia 58b at the bottom. | |
| Jan 7, 2016 at 8:18 | history | answered | JMFB | CC BY-SA 3.0 |