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The “Iran War” – on the Halachic Frontlines

• Rabbi Yitzchak Breitowitz Renowned Posek and Senior Lecturer at Yeshivas Ohr Somayach Rabbi Dovid Ostroff Posek and teacher at many seminaries in Yerushalayim Mrs. Sivan Rahav Meir Israeli journalist, TV and radio anchor, Major influencer for Baalei Tesh • Season 1 • Episode 517

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Is it prohibited to go to Minyan when the “Home Front Command” and Chief Rabbis say not to go?
Can you carry a phone on Shabbos to hear the warnings of incoming missiles?
Can you leave on the news (radio, TV, Internet) on Shabbos to hear what’s going on?
Should we say Hamapil before sleep, since we may need to immediately head to the bomb shelter?
Do you need to wash Netilas Yadayim before heading to a bomb shelter in the middle of the night?
Does the IDF need to be concerned that the bombing of nuclear reactors could cause “collateral damage” to millions of Iranian citizens?
What’s life like right now living in Israel with regular Iranian missile attacks?