tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32118121.post3717256641481632857..comments2024-02-26T18:18:55.644+02:00Comments on Esser Agaroth (2ยข): Israeli Volunteers Help Refugees Fleeing to EuropeEsser Agarothhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12853681733864707489noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32118121.post-15859288906379483642015-09-24T08:06:50.196+03:002015-09-24T08:06:50.196+03:00Bennett,
I am glad you brought this up.
This is ...Bennett,<br /><br />I am glad you brought this up.<br /><br />This is a common misconception. Here the Ramba"m means stam goy. We can see this from the final halakhah of this pereq, as well as some of his later teshuvoth, such as 148.<br /><br />However, for the moment, I will simply say that the Tur specifically mentions that Muslims are not excluded from this term (Hoshen Mishpat 249). The Beth Yosef, as well as the [uncensored] Ba"Ch concur. It is clearly not just referring to the 7 nations.<br /><br />Most people want to say that this is referring exclusively to A"Z. Regarding the 7 nations, the Ramba"m himself shows that this is not by giving the example of not pushing the goy down into the river or into the pit, as "we are not at war with them."<br /><br />We are always at war with the 7 nations.<br /><br />In case you are still not convinced, as far as saving goyim is concerned, it is all spelled out by the Beth Yosef (Yoreh De'ah 158)<br /><br />The point of "lo techonem" is to not allow the goyim to lead us to sin with their kefirah. As the Ramba"m points out in Hil. Teshuvah 3:17 (3:8 in censored versions), both Christian and Muslims are koferim.Esser Agarothhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12853681733864707489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32118121.post-27063412501416077672015-09-24T06:23:50.817+03:002015-09-24T06:23:50.817+03:00The Rambam in Hilchos Avodah Zarah 10:1 is not tal...The Rambam in Hilchos Avodah Zarah 10:1 is not talking about "non-believers". He specifies this as applying to members of the Sheva Amimim, which is not applicable to the case here. Daled Amoshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17646808702899584547noreply@blogger.com