Questions tagged [life]
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Saving a life when the other person is putting himself at risk
Shalom,
I was looking for some sources who could help answer a somewhat polemic questions: Is it still a commandment to save a person who purposely endangers himself because of an ilegal action. ...
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What do the trees in the Garden represent?
In Genesis 2, God plants a garden in Eden for man to tend and cultivate. At the center of the garden are the Tree of Life and the Tree of the Knowledge of Good & Evil. What do these trees ...
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Buridan's Ass Paradox in Judaism
According to Wikipedia, this paradox is described as:
It refers to a hypothetical situation wherein an ass (donkey) that is
equally hungry and thirsty is placed precisely midway between a stack
of ...
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Story about moving on in life? [closed]
Is there any story about a tragedy or something bad happening, yet someone moved on in life and continued fulfilling their duties? This can be from the Torah, but preferabally a more modern time story!...
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Is there a specific subset of Halacha which validates the need of Jewish soldiers to be selfless with their lives?
Judaism separates itself from the other Abrahamic faiths in that we are extremely serious about preserving life. In other faiths, martyrdom isn't something which just occurs due to circumstance but is ...
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Yehareg v'al yaavor by brain death
One must submit to death rather than murder another based on the equivalent value of all lives.
There's much debate about if brain death qualifies as death in halacha.
My question relates to if one ...
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