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"Kanai": What criteria must be met by a defendant charged with murder who claims "kanai" status (halachik answers only please, not hashkafik/musar)
The Rambam states that in order for someone to be found guilty in court of murder he must first (immediately before his action) be warned that his action will be met with the death penalty and must ...
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If a jewish man "marries" a non-jewish woman in a goyish court, can zealots attack him?
Based on your question exactly as you have chosen to word it, the answer is no, zealots could not attack some Jew who gets married to a non-Jewish woman via a secular court.
And no, a Jew getting a ...
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Is a rodef liable for defending himself?
If a rodef were to kill the person saving himself he would be liable. There is a big difference between the case of a Rodef and the case of the zealot.
In the case of the zealot although it is an ...
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How can the Oruch LeNer claim that Pinchas came to enquire if he as a Kohen could do the act of zealotry?
I just found that Rav Yehudah Kohen at kikar.co.il points out that
מתוך סוגיית הגמרא בזבחים קא: עולה מחלוקת בין רבי יהודה ורבי שמעון לבין
רבי נחמיה מתי נתכהן פינחס רבי יהודה ורבי שמעון סוברים כי ...
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halachic justifications for extrajudicial actions
There are several categories in which extrajudicial punishment is considered.
One category is the rodef; pursuer. The Talmud assumes in many places that anyone may and indeed must kill a rodef if ...
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