Questions tagged [violence]
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Responsibility before commandments?
The Midrash has Moses make the argument that God should not punish the Israelites for the Golden Calf, because He never told them not to engage in idolatry:
[Moses] said in front of [God]: Master of ...
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Is there an halachic basis for allowing attacks that may or even will result in civilian casualties? [duplicate]
I’d learned at some point that you cannot kill someone who isn’t directly threatening a life even under threat of death from someone else (along with abandoning God and adultery) and that you should ...
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Why must woman protecting her husband have her hand cut, no pity?
"If two men get into a fight with each other, and the wife of one comes up to save her husband from his antagonist and puts out her hand and seizes him by his genitals, you shall cut off her hand;...
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Why is hitting children Halachically allowed?
Corporal punishment for children is was a as a prescription for effective Torah learning, as it says :
"He who spares the rod hates his son, But he who loves him disciplines him early." ...
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Cutting up the concubine of Gibeah
I've been learning Prophets on the Shabbat, and honestly, I was quite disturbed by the violent fate of the concubine of Gibeah. But even worse, the poor woman was cut up into 12 pieces by a Levite ...
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What constrains Judaism from developing into violent fanaticism?
When we discuss the religions that spun off Judaism, we attribute their vicious behavior like Crusades and Jihad to the fact that they "altered the sacred tradition", misunderstood or ...
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Does the Talmud say anything about non-violence?
Ben Shapiro, an Orthodox Jew from america, is pro guns. And because he is Jewish, I wondered how violence is treated in judaism (with cites/quotes please).
Because in Christianity, everything at the ...
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Talmud passage relevant to #metoo
At the Seder table, my sister told me about a passage in the Talmud advocating that women go to the toilet together, lest they be raped. I was wondering if anyone had the exact location?
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Are gentiles prohibited from striking another gentile?
Is a gentile forbidden from striking another gentile?
For example: If a gentile finds himself faced with an individual (who is likewise a gentile) who repeatedly intimidates, insults and/or otherwise ...
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halachic justifications for extrajudicial actions
In the jewish law it is allowed to eliminate enemies which threatens to kill him.
Are there any other cases where it is allowed to perform violent extrajudicial actions?
What happens with spiritual ...
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Why do we kill a navi sheker?
Why does the Torah command us to kill a navi sheker (false prophet)? Shouldn't we attempt to find help for the fellow by directing him to seek psychiatric help?
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What did King David do to the people of Ammon after he captures the city in Shmuel 2 at the end of Chapter 12
What does this actually mean?
Was it that King David put them to work or he literally tortured them?
where it says:
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And the people that were therein he brought forth and he put them under saws, ...
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Gun control in Judaism
In light of recent terrible acts committed that involved guns. What is the Torah perspective on gun control. Are there any Torah sources which discuss gun control from a halachic/hashkafic point of ...
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Self-defense in a street fight?
I was in a situation where someone basically approached me indicating he was going to fight me, squared up with me, stared me down etc. pushed me twice, and then I thought to myself, "If he raises a ...
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Torture in Jewish Law Used Against the Enemy
Does Halacha allow Jews to commit physical or psychological torture against their enemies when necessary (e.g. in a time of war, to get vital information from them, etc.) and to what extent is it ...
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Why bother with forcing the Get?
According to the discussion here as elaborated in the link, a forced Get as a Halachic matter (the opinion paskened in Shulchan Aruch), is simply that the Chachamim retroactively revoke the Kiddushin.
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Issurei arayos worse than rape
Why does the Torah treat forbidden relationships, even when consensual, more seriously, from our perspective, than it treats rape?
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Can a teen threaten or attack one parent, who is beating or is about to beat the other?
This is relevant in many dysfunctional Jewish homes. Suppose one parent is beating or about to beat the other, and the child has an opportunity to intervene by threatening violence to the abusive ...
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Understanding the beating of students
As mentioned in a previous question, the Shulkhan Aruch, O''C 551:18 writes:
צריך ליזהר מי"ז בתמוז עד ט' באב שלא לילך יחידי מד' שעות עד ט' שעות
(משום שבהם קטב מרירי שולט) ; ולא יכו התלמידים בימים ...
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How to teach the Purim story to children?
As a parent raising a small child, I find it difficult explaining the story of Megillat Esther. Are there any methods (rabbinic precedence or otherwise) of explaining to a young child the violent ...
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May a Jew be a professional boxer?
Are there any halachic problems with a Jew being a professional boxer?
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Aggadah Of Great Bird Destroying Towns
I once heard about Jewish aggada telling about big bird throwing huge eggs made of steel which were destroying towns. Does anyone knows if there such aggada exists and what the source for it is?
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Are a father and son allowed to learn martial arts together?
Can a father and son take karate or kung-fu lessons together if part of the training involves sparring? Is there a problem with the son hitting the father?
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How do we explain how God told jews to treat Egyptian, Amalekites, and Nearby Nations that Simply Refuse to do Labors
Egyptians were pretty bad. They killed Jewish boys. It's as bad as the Chinese one-child policy. But God told Jews not to abhor the Egyptian.
The Amalekites are evil too. But they did not have non-...
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