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Is the war to protect the State of Israel from attacks from terrrorists a Milchemes Mitzvah

According to rambam you need a melech so it won’t be a milchemet mitzvah
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Milchemes mitzvah in Shoftim according to Rambam

I believe Rambam is clear a to why they are in Sefer Hamitzvot, Mitzvah 187: היא שצונו להרוג שבעה עממין שישבו בארץ כנען ולאבדם, שהם שורש ע"ז ויסודם הראשון. והוא אמרו יתעלה החרם תחרימם. ובאר לנו ...
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Which of the Mizvot are the most complicated to adhere to in the modern USA?

Yitgabber k'ari. Manlihood and lions are not liked by many parts of the machine. I know SAOC 1:1 is talking about Early Rising but I'm reading it slower and wider.
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Netilat Yadayim with public water fountain

The more interesting question is how exactly to use said fountain. (Hopefully you have cup with you.) While you shouldn't do a mitzvah with a stolen object, there is no requirement for the water to be ...
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Is the war to protect the State of Israel from attacks from terrrorists a Milchemes Mitzvah

R Shlomo Aviner rules this war is a milchemes mitzvah (Headlines Podcast #441 at 49:44). According to the Ramban, protecting the land is a mitzvah. According to the Rambam protecting is a mitzvah, ...
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