Keep the Faith with Shammai Engelmayer
Rabbi Shammai Engelmayer—author, lecturer, Judaica-related adult-ed teacher, and bi-weekly columnist for The Jewish Standard—discusses contemporary issues through the prism of Jewish law and tradition. If you believe Judaism is out of touch with today's world, this podcast may give you reason to reconsider.
Keep the Faith with Shammai Engelmayer
Episode No. 135--War according to Torah law
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Shammai Engelmayer (Rabbi)
We hear a great deal these days about whether Israel is violating international law in the way it’s conducting its war with Hamas in Gaza. The opposite, in fact, is more likely to be true. Given that Israel is the Jewish State, though, a fair question is whether Israel is also violating Jewish law in this war. This episode addresses that question.